As Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester to meet with Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson was pictured at the club's Carrington training complex on Tuesday morning.
The legendary manager was influential in convincing the 37-year-old star to make his Old Trafford comeback last term.
Since then, a lot has happened. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer left the building and Ronaldo wants to do the same, but interest is limited.
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Along with genuine personal reasons, this is why the striker's first appearance at United's training ground is now and not at the start of the month before the squad left for tour. He was joined by his agent, Jorge Mendes, this morning.
However, he has finally came back after United were left in the dark regarding his plans to return.
Sir Alex's presence suggests that there will be long discussions had to convince the forward to honour his contract with the club.
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Bryan Robson and CEO Richard Arnold are two others that have been sighted at the training ground.
Atletico Madrid seem like the only possible destination for the player right now, but they would even need to sell two or more players in order to make room for a transfer.
In addition, Carrington has also seen the arrival of Lisandro Martinez and Christian Eriksen as the United squad return to training.
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UtdDistrict were told by a club source on Sunday that the two new signings could be in training on Tuesday as long as their registration processes were complete in time.
The Athletic's Dan Sheldon has added to this, saying that Martinez's arrival at the complex this morning was ahead of his full transfer being confirmed.
Whilst usually due in for training at 9am, Ten Hag has given his United squad an extra two hours off, as Rich Fay of the Manchester Evening News revealed.
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It is likely that this is due to the Ronaldo situation. The star forward arrived this morning at around 10am.
Whilst Sir Alex Ferguson turned up around an hour later, he was shortly followed by Robson, the former United captain.
Erik ten Hag will likely be assisted in his attempts to try and convince the player to stay at the club. He's shown his eagerness for Ronaldo to be a part of his project whilst on tour.
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“I think Cristiano is capable of pressing,” the United boss told journalists. “In his career, he has shown everything. I have set my demand. We want to play in a certain way. A top player can contribute, and Ronaldo is an absolute top player in our squad.”
Topics: Manchester United, Manchester United Transfer News & Rumours, Transfers, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sir Alex Ferguson, Lisandro Martinez, Christian Eriksen, Erik Ten Hag, Football, Premier League
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