Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United’s relationship has gone from fabled love story to toxic relationship as the player continues on his quest to leave the club.
It was reported over a month ago that he wanted to leave the club, and his agent has since been offering him around to Europe’s elite.
Although there was some interest shown by Chelsea’s new owner Todd Boehly, manager Thomas Tuchel decided against the signing and Bayern Munich publicly ruled it out too.
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The only club who has shown an interest in the striker is Atletico Madrid, and now Ronaldo reportedly has his heart set on a move back to Spanish Capital.
According to Manu Sainz, who has known close connections with Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes, has revealed that Ronaldo has his mind set on what he wants his next destination to be: Atletico Madrid.
He and Jorge Mendes have already made it clear to the club that he wants to leave, with his favorite option being to return to Spain to put himself “under the orders of Diego Simeone”.
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Despite the words of Atletico President Enrique Cerezo stating that "it is almost impossible for Cristiano to come to Atlético de Madrid", have not made a dent in the hopes of the Portuguese striker of wearing the red and white this summer.
The word “almost” in the statement has kept the rumours of a move to the Spanish club alive.
Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly assuming that for now, he just has to wait for Atlético to carry out the necessary adjustments to their budget and squad to make room for him.
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Two current players Alvaro Morata and Antoine Griezmann are two of the names that may leave the squad this summer and make room for the player, with Ronaldo “willing to put everything on his side” to be able to play for Atletico.
Atletico are reportedly aware that Ronaldo is happy to adjust and lower his wage demands in order to see the move head towards it’s completion.
One group who do not seem happy at the idea of Ronaldo joining Atletico Madrid is Atletico's International Union of Fan Clubs, who have released a statement of “absolute rejection” with regards to the transfer.
"In light of the possibility of signing Cristiano Ronaldo, if it is more than a simple rumour without any basis, we express our absolute rejection of his hypothetical joining of our club," the statement read.
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"The aforementioned player represents the antithesis of the values that constitute the hallmarks of our Atleti, such as the effort, generosity, modesty and humility of those who want to defend our values.”
Cristiano Ronaldo spent a number of years terrorising the Madrid outfit, scoring 25 goals in 35 appearances against them.
This included four hat-tricks and beating them in two Champions League finals in 2014 and 2016.
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The latest news claims that Ronaldo has now asked Manchester United to “relinquish” his contract with the club in order to make sure he leaves.
Topics: Manchester United, Manchester United Transfer News & Rumours, Cristiano Ronaldo, Atletico Madrid, Transfers
Dylan Penketh