Desperate Cristiano Ronaldo 'willing to take 30% pay cut' to force move from Man Utd

Will he stay or will he go? Frenkie de Jong's future is one of the biggest talking points in football right now, even if that man Cristiano Ronaldo has stolen some attention with his own transfer saga.

Atletico Madrid fans have made it clear they do not want Cristiano Ronaldo at their club and insisted he is in "steep decline" in a savage statement. The Portugal international has told Manchester United he wants to leave this summer after a dismal season where they finished sixth in the Premier League.

Fans of Atletico Madrid have made a statement at a pre-season friendly on their thoughts of signing Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United.

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo watched on as Christian Eriksen opened his account for the club in a pre-season friendly against Wrexham. Ronaldo has been heavily linked with a move away from Old Trafford this summer.

Inter Milan back in 2010.Following the success of Wayne Rooney's Street Striker, Sky One decided to create the series 'Football's Next Star', with the winner receiving a short-term deal with Jose Mourinho's Inter side. Greenhalgh won the competition, and trained alongside Inter's famous treble winning side after beating 2,000 other contestants to the prize.The 17-year-old even acted as Cristiano Ronaldo's body double in adverts as the world was at his feet.

Cristiano Ronaldo may be keen to return to Champions League football by leaving Manchester United this summer - but his future won't be at Atletico Madrid according to their club president. The 37-year-old may have one eye on his longevity as he bids to leave United and return to Europe's premier competition despite having another season on the two-year deal he signed last summer.

Gary Neville has been "found innocent" after a tweet he posted about Manchester United target Frenkie de Jong was investigated by German authorities.The Sky Sports pundit urged De Jong to take legal action against Barcelona with the club splashing the cash on several new signings this summer despite the fact they owe the Dutch midfielder millions in deferred wages.After being informed of the outcome of the pointless inquiry, Neville assumed he'd been targeted by "sensitive" Barcelona supporters living in Germany as according to German law, any time a tweet is reported by a user, the author of said tweet must be notified.READ MORE: Gary Neville urges Frenkie de Jong to take legal action against "bullying" Barcelona"I’ve been found innocent thankfully in a German Court of Law! Those Barca fans are sensitive," Neville posted.His initial tweet read: "De Jong should consider legal action v Barcelona and all players should be behind him! A club spending fortunes on new players whilst not paying the ones they have under contract their full money is immoral and a breach.

Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted arriving at Carrington this morning ahead of crisis talks with Manchester United over his future.The 37-year-old has taken no part in the club's pre-season campaign having handed in a transfer request last month in an attempt to force a move away, though United have continually insisted that he isn't for sale.In a bid to convince Ronaldo to stay, it appears United drafted Sir Alex Ferguson in for this morning's showdown, with the legendary Scot being papped on his way into the club's training ground shortly before Ronaldo arrived.READ MORE: Cristiano Ronaldo and Sir Alex Ferguson spotted at Man Utd training for showdown talksFerguson reportedly played a key part in convincing Ronaldo to snub Manchester City last summer, though swaying the Portugal international for a second time will take some doing given comments he made last season when it become clear that United were out of the title race."Manchester [United] belongs [competing for] important things," Ronaldo told Sky Sports in January."I don't want to be here in a club to fight to be in 6th place or 7th place or 5th place.

Manchester United fans are all wondering what the future holds for Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo would be a worse signing than Romelu Lukaku was if the club changed their mind, according to Chelsea legend Pat Nevin.The Blues have shipped £97.5million man Lukaku back off to Inter Milan for the season following his drab return to Stamford Bridge, with Ronaldo linked as a replacement option after he made it clear he wants to leave Manchester United.When they were presented with the opportunity to sign the five-time Ballon d'Or winner, Chelsea's hierarchy didn't express an interest - and their former winger Nevin believes it should stay that way, as like Lukaku, he's not suited to their style of play.READ MORE: Win 2 tickets to watch England vs Germany in Nations League action at Wembley Stadium Speaking to BonusCodeBets, he said: "I think Ronaldo would be even more of a poor fit than Lukaku was for Chelsea. "When Lukaku signed last season, people thought he would be the missing link but I thought by signing him, Thomas Tuchel was throwing his style of play out the window, if indeed it was Thomas who signed him.

Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez drove in together on Tuesday morning for their first training session as Manchester United players. The pair are Erik ten Hag 's second and third signings as Red Devils boss respectively, having put pen to paper during United's pre-season training tour of Australia. With the rest of the squad now back home, midfielder Eriksen and defender Martinez rocked up at the club's Carrington training complex on Tuesday morning just after 11am ahead of their first training session under Ten Hag.

A number of Manchester United fans have called for Erik ten Hag to show Cristiano Ronaldo the door after he arrived with agent Jorge Mendes at Carrington to discuss the superstar's future.

Manchester United flop Morgan Schneiderlin earned a pretty penny during his two seasons at the Red Devils - taking home £100,000-per-week.But even the Frenchman's eye-watering salary didn't stop his other half, Camille Sold, from taking a part-time job at a Manchester clothes store. The two began dating in early 2015, and when the Frenchman made the move up north from Southampton, so did Camille.And as the pair found their feet in the city, while staying at the five-star Lowry Hotel, Camille manned the tills and helped customers on the floor of the Adidas store in the city centre.READ MORE: Cristiano Ronaldo flies back for Man Utd showdown talks as future hangs in balanceSchneiderlin struggled to make an impact at Old Trafford, and in 2017 he was on the move again when Everton came calling.Alongside a new change of scenery in 2017, the Frenchman also proposed to the now-former shop assistant.

Manchester United are keeping close tabs on 19-year-old Slovenian striker Benjamin Sesko - who has been dubbed 'the next Erling Haaland'.Many of Sesko's Red Bull Salzburg team-mates reckon he's already better than Manchester City's £51million Nordic newcomer, despite the fact he only scored five league goals last season. Though bringing him to Old Trafford won't be straightforward, especially with the likes of Bayern Munich, Dortmund and Newcastle sniffing around.While Salzburg want to keep Sesko for at least another season it's understood they'd be tempted to the table by offers upwards of £55million.READ MORE: Win 2 tickets to watch England vs Germany in Nations League action at Wembley StadiumFor Sesko, comparisons to Haaland were probably unavoidable.

Cristiano Ronaldo is travelling back to England today to hold showdown talks with Manchester United about his future.The 37-year-old missed the club's pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia and hasn't spoken to United boss Erik ten Hag since handing in a transfer request last month.United have continually insisted that Ronaldo isn't for sale and that he will be an important part of their squad for the upcoming 2022/23 campaign, despite the Portugal international being desperate to spend the remaining years of his career playing Champions League football.READ MORE: Erik ten Hag fears Man Utd will have to start season without Cristiano RonaldoIt's unclear if he will return to training this week, but Ronaldo is expected to have a face-to-face meeting with Ten Hag in the coming days to resolve the stand-off, one way or another.Chelsea, Bayern Munich, PSG and Barcelona were among the elite clubs monitoring Ronaldo's situation earlier in the summer, though interest from all of them has since dissipated, leaving the five-time Ballon d'Or winner with few viable options.According to The Athletic, United are treating the fact that the former Real Madrid and Juventus man is returning to Manchester this week as a sign that he'll withdraw his transfer request.Are Manchester United better off with or without Cristiano Ronaldo? Let us know what you reckon in the comments section below.Ronaldo scored 24 goals in all competitions last season, finishing as United's top scorer, but was often criticised for disrupting the team's tactical cohesion in his reluctance to press and work hard off the ball, and with Ten Hag keen to implement the same high-energy philosophy he used at Ajax, there are concerns he'll cause the same problems again

Ruben Amorim has broken silence on suggestions Cristiano Ronaldo could return to Sporting Lisbon.

Erik ten Hag fears he will have to start the new season without missing Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo has been AWOL for personal reasons since the squad returned to pre-season training three weeks ago and missed the summer tour of Thailand and Australia.And United have admitted they are still no closer to knowing when - or even if - Ronaldo will return to Manchester to step up his preparations for the new campaign.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp could get his wish should Cristiano Ronaldo leave Manchester United this summer.

Real Madrid's biggest names have been handed new contracts.Eder Militao, Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo have all reportedly signed new bumper deals and they all have whopping release clauses that even the richest clubs in the world would struggle to pay. Combined, clubs could bag the three players for a small £2.1billion.

Cristiano Ronaldo is still no closer to resolving his Manchester United future as he continues to push for a move to Atletico Madrid.The Portuguese superstar was given permission to miss United's tour of Asia and Australia due to personal reasons. But the 37-year-old is still keen to cut short his second spell at Old Trafford after the club missed out on Champions League qualification.Ronaldo has been offered to several of Europe’s top clubs but the striker has been hindered by the fact that his eye-watering £475,000-a-week wages can only be afforded by a finite number of teams, even after he offered to cut by his demands by 30 per cent.

David de Gea has been labelled "weak" and lacking in confidence after his mistake cost Manchester United a fourth straight pre-season victory. United were 2-1 up against Aston Villa in the final minute of a friendly in Perth on Saturday when Steven Gerrard's side earned a corner. Leon Bailey, who had scored Villa’s second-half goal to cut the deficit, put in an inswinging and dipping ball into United’s six-yard box.Rather than come and claim the ball, or punch it away, De Gea, who earns £290,000 a week, remained rooted to the spot.