has arrived back to the UK as he prepares for talks with over his future.
The 37-year-old is eager to leave the club after just one season back at Old Trafford with agent Jorge Mendes trying to engineer a move to a club competing in this season’s .
Ronaldo is still to return to training, citing ‘family reasons’, missing the club’s tour of Asia and Australia.
But reported on Monday that the former Real Madrid star was on his way back Manchester to hold discussions with Erik ten Hag and the club’s hierarchy.
Ronaldo’s private jet has seen been pictured back in Manchester, with the Portugal legend expected to push for a move away from Old Trafford in the coming hours.
However, United maintain that Ronaldo is not for sale despite his efforts to find a new club.
The veteran striker is set to sit down with the club today but it is currently unclear if he will return to training on Tuesday.
Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are among the clubs who have been offered the Portuguese with none of those sides willing to do a deal.
Atletico Madrid have also been approached with Ronaldo having no qualms over signing for Real’s fierce city rivals. Diego Simeone’s side however are unable to finance the move unless they offload players first.
Ronaldo is still to train under or even come face-to-face with ten Hag since his arrival in Manchester but the Dutchman has been insistent the player remains a key part of his plans.
Ronaldo has 12 months left on his current deal with an option to extend that by a further year – an option ten Hag has suggested the club will activate.
“I am well informed, he also has also an option (of another year),’ ten Hag said last week.
‘Yes [Ronaldo could stay beyond this season]. But to be honest, of course, I have signed here for three years, but in football it’s short-term as well. We have to win from the start. So I don’t look that far ahead.
‘I have a strategy, it’s a process, it takes time but in the end, we have to make sure from the outset there is a winning team.’
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