Ronaldo strongly criticizes "lies about his future" .. and promises to reveal the truth soon
Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo has criticized "lies" about speculation about his future with Manchester United, which has been floundering at the start of the football season.
The striker missed United's pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia for personal reasons, while speculation has been raised about his desire to leave Old Trafford.
Numerous journalists and reports have reported Ronaldo's desire to play in the Champions League, but United maintain that the 37-year-old is not for sale and remains an integral part of new Dutch coach Erik ten Hag's plans.
The former Real Madrid star played the full 90 minutes during the resounding 4-0 defeat at Brentford last Saturday, which led to United ending the second stage at the bottom of the standings after an opening defeat also at home 2-1 against Brighton.
In response to a post on a fan's Instagram account that referred to a report linking Ronaldo to a move to Atletico Madrid, the Portuguese said in a comment that fans "will know the truth" within weeks, "The media is lying."
He continued, "I have a notebook and in the past few months, out of 100 news spread about me, only five were true. Imagine how things are. Stick to this advice."
United hopes to deviate from expectations and achieve the first positive result at home against rivals Liverpool next Monday, who also suffered from a poor start with two draws in a row.
The club's American owners, the Glazers, have come under fire after the team's horrific start.
Former United defender Gary Neville has warned that the club could end the season in the bottom half of the league table if they do not improve their signing strategy.
A group of "The 1958" supporters are planning a protest march outside Old Trafford against the owners ahead of the Liverpool match, and have also made several calls on social media for fans to leave the stadium during the match.
The group said in a statement that the owners are "systematically starving and killing the world's greatest football establishment out of greed".
Billionaire Elon Musk, the head of Tesla and SpaceX, caused a sensation on social media on Tuesday night with his desire to buy United from the Glazer family before confirming that it was a "joke", adding, "However, if it was any team, it would be Manchester United. They were. My favorite team during my childhood.
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