Flagged: Will Ronaldo leave Manchester United before the transfer window closes?

A week remains before the transfer window closes in the leading European championships, but the future of Cristiano Ronaldo is still not clear.

More recently, the media reported on the firm intention of the Portuguese to leave the problematic Manchester United for the sake of playing in the Champions League, but recently the footballer's opinion has changed for one reason or another.

Nevertheless, rumors are still circulating about the possible departure of the five-time winner of the Golden Ball from Foggy Albion, and his prospects in the Mancunians also remain ambiguous.

The difficult position of Ronaldo became finally clear after the home match of the Premier League with Liverpool, in which Manchester United won the first victory of the season.

And although the hosts scored three points, the striker himself was hardly completely satisfied.

After all, he entered the field only in the 86th minute and again did not score with effective actions.

Thus, the goalless series of the Portuguese stretched to four meetings, taking into account the last championship.

It is noteworthy that a year ago, his first accurate strike also had to wait until the fourth round.

True, then he did not take part in the matches.

There are no prerequisites for the repetition of such a plot, because the probability of Ronaldo getting into the base for a meeting with Southampton, if not equal to zero, then at least tends to it.

The Liverpool showdown has shown how effective United can be with the right tactics and line-up, and there is no reason for Erik ten Hag to make major changes.

He will certainly want to check whether that result was an accident or not, and permutations can only touch the middle line.

Last week, Manchester United joined the star defender of Real Madrid Casemiro and it would be strange not to use his services.

Especially in the absence of decent competition.

It is the Brazilian who is called the very good reason why Ronaldo allegedly abandoned the idea of ​​​​leaving the Red Devils this summer.

The decision to invite Tyrell Malasia, and especially Lisandro Martinez, has already earned a solid portion of criticism, and Christian Eriksen signed as a free agent could hardly be considered a serious strengthening in the context of the fight for getting into the top four teams in the Premier League.

Against their background, the purchase of a five-time winner of the Champions League looks extremely advantageous and can be regarded as the first step towards creating a strong team.

The only question is whether Ronaldo will be part of it.

Indeed, according to some sources, he is still considering the option of leaving, and the Champions League participants from France and Germany are called as possible contenders for it.

So, the other day it was said about the negotiations between the agent of the striker Jorge Mendes and Marseille, as well as the desire of the athlete himself to try his hand at Borussia Dortmund.

Some time ago, the “bumblebees” were called almost the only team with a ticket to the Champions League, not only able to pull Ronaldo’s contract, but also interesting to him.

According to CBS Sports, Sporting and Atlético were also in the pool, but the Portuguese himself was not interested in returning to his homeland, and in Madrid they could not afford to buy a football player.

Borussia, on the other hand, needed a scoring center forward, because they lost Sebastian Aller.

The Frenchman was diagnosed with testicular cancer, as a result of which he dropped out for an indefinite period.

Yes, Anthony Modest had already been acquired to replace him, but against the background of Cristiano, he looked far from being so impressive.

However, the move to Dortmund is unlikely to materialize.

According to Bild, Borussia refused Ronaldo's invitation.

The age of the 37-year-old striker and his high salary were cited as the reason.

It is noted that under the current contract, he earns more than two times more than the highest paid players of the German vice-champion.

And this, in general, only once again speaks of the lack of interest in cooperation with the best scorer in the history of the Champions League from the European top clubs.

In addition to Atlético and Borussia, Chelsea, Bayern, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona have already turned down Ronaldo's candidacy.

As journalist Ricardo Lestre wrote, they are not only confused by his high salary and age, but also by an increased risk of injury and toxicity.

The teams fear that in case of missing the starting lineup, the Portuguese will escalate the atmosphere within the team.

Given the above, one would expect this even now, when Ronaldo does not have a permanent place in the starting lineup of Manchester United, and in general is dissatisfied with the state of affairs at the club.

And initially, rumors about this were actively exaggerated.

In particular, they talked about Cristiano's dissatisfaction with ten Hag's methods of work, his playing style, as well as the lack of amplification.

But well-known insider Fabrizio Romano denied these suspicions and said that he treats his duties professionally and never created problems in training.

One way or another, in recent days, another club has appeared on the horizon, ready to consider buying the 2016 European champion.

According to the Italian journalist Niccolò Ceccarini, Marseille are applying for the striker.

Moreover, President Pablo Longoria personally expressed interest in the transfer.

Last season, the blue and white became the second in France and once again received the right to play in the Champions League.

True, their latest attempts to shine in the largest European Cup ended in failure.

In 2020, they set an anti-record of the tournament, losing 13 times in a row.

Subsequently, Ronaldo was approached by the pupil of "Olympic" Samir Nasri.

The ex-midfielder of Arsenal and Manchester City offered the Portuguese to terminate the contract with United and go to Marseille on a free transfer, and also called their potential connection with Alexis Sanchez interesting.

It’s frankly hard to believe in Ronaldo’s move to the Cote d’Azur, but it’s obvious that this is the last chance for the striker to play in the main European Cup.

The question is whether he is still ready to leave the "red devils" for the Champions League and how the club itself relates to this.

Ten Hag continues to assure that Cristiano is an important part of the team, but rumors are increasingly appearing in the media about his readiness to part with the star.

And after the victory over Liverpool, this information no longer seems to be something out of the ordinary.

The Portuguese was not initially suited to the Dutchman's intense football and is unlikely to be able to become part of his system.

And a specialist is hardly ready to sacrifice the result for the sake of a living legend.

But the forward himself is unlikely to be satisfied with the role of a substitute.

Especially in the year of the World Cup in Qatar, which may well be his last in his career.

Ronaldo himself will certainly do everything possible to approach the World Cup in perfect physical shape, but whether ten Hag will contribute to this is a big question.