Erik ten Hag ready to build new Man Utd team around "giant" Cristiano Ronaldo
dailystar.co.ukManchester United manager Erik ten Hag has confirmed that he wants Cristiano Ronaldo to stay for another season at least.The Dutchman feels that Ronaldo will be a needed presence next season and even called the Portuguese attacker a 'giant' Ten Hag oversaw his final game at Ajax on Sunday (May 15), and it's thought that the new manager is set to travel to Manchester on Monday to begin his reign.
Interim boss Ralf Rangnick will continue as manager until the final game of the season, meaning he will be in the dugout against Crystal Palace.
But Ten Hag will be making himself known to players and staff in the meantime - and that includes, of course, Ronaldo.Ten Hag said in an interview with De Telegraaf: "Ronaldo is a giant, because of what he's already shown and I think he's still very ambitious.
Of course I would like to keep him. He's been very important to Manchester United this year and can produce great statistics.”The former Real Madrid star is the club’s top scorer this season with 24 goals.
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