Man Utd fearing lucrative plans will be derailed as Cristiano Ronaldo could quit club

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Manchester United fear losing Cristiano Ronaldo at the end of the season will leave the club's plans to tour America in chaos.United bosses have been drawing up plans for Ralf Rangnick's squad to go to the United States in July on a pre-season tour.It will be the first time United have toured since 2019 due to the impact of the Covid pandemic.United favour the States because of the warm climate, superior training facilities and the chance to fulfil commercial commitments.A pre-season tour is worth up to £20m to United from revenue streams including sponsors, merchandising and gate receipts.But United know travelling to the States without Ronaldo would lessen the club's appeal - and have a serious impact on the value of them going across the Atlantic.Ronaldo has become disillusioned with life at Old Trafford following his return to the club from Juventus last summer in a £12m deal.United sacked Ole Gunner Solskjaer in November and find themselves languishing in seventh place in the table, a staggering 21 points behind leaders Manchester City.Ronaldo, 36, has the option to extend his United deal by 12 months in the summer, but is waiting to see what the team achieves between now and then and who replaces interim boss Rangnick, before deciding what to do.Incoming CEO Richard Arnold, who will succeed Ed Woodward at the start of next month, faces a losing battle to keep the Portuguese icon.Ronaldo spoke last week of his disappointment at how his return to Manchester had panned out, and made it clear he didn't go back to be in a team so far off the pace in the title race.Arnold, who has been credited with much of the club's recent commercial success, is desperate to keep Ronaldo and is hoping to hold talks with the former Real.