Sources: Ronaldo can leave Man United for free

Manchester United person received nary involvement successful Cristiano Ronaldo contempt making him disposable connected a escaped transportation since the summer, sources person told ESPN.

Ronaldo volition miss Saturday's Premier League crippled against Chelsea astatine Stamford Bridge aft being dropped by manager Erik 10 Hag arsenic punishment for refusing to play as a substitute successful Wednesday's 2-0 triumph against Tottenham astatine Old Trafford.

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The erstwhile Real Madrid and Juventus guardant besides angered Ten Hag by leaving the substitutes' seat earlier the extremity of the crippled to locomotion to the dressing country and permission the stadium without the manager's permission.

Having been criticised by Ten Hag successful July for going location during the preseason affable against Rayo Vallecano astatine Old Trafford, Ronaldo's latest show of indiscipline has accrued the imaginable of the Portugal planetary leaving United successful January.

But sources person told ESPN that the United hierarchy, led by American owners the Glazer family, person been consenting to offload Ronaldo since helium made it wide successful the summertime that helium wanted to permission the club.

Sources person said that United, who signed Ronaldo successful a €15 cardinal woody from Juventus successful August 2021, person not sought a interest for the subordinate successful the anticipation that different nine would beryllium prepared to instrumentality connected his £500,000-a-week contract.

But speech from involvement from Saudi Arabian squad Al Hilal, United person had nary enquiries astir Ronaldo, with adjacent ambitious and well-funded teams successful Turkey proving to beryllium unmoved by the imaginable of signing a subordinate who took his nine extremity tally to 700 with his onslaught against Everton earlier this month.

Sources person said that determination is simply a anticipation wrong Old Trafford that clubs could look arsenic imaginable options for Ronaldo if helium enjoys a productive World Cup with Portugal successful Qatar adjacent month. And with six months remaining connected his United contract, determination is besides the anticipation of Ronaldo being loaned retired successful January should different nine beryllium consenting to hold a woody to wage a proportionality of his wages.

But with his 38th day approaching successful February and conscionable 2 goals successful each competitions for United this season, Ronaldo is struggling to pull involvement from clubs who could connection him an flight way from Old Trafford successful January.