{"id":616289,"date":"2022-08-15T09:13:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T13:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=616289"},"modified":"2022-08-15T09:13:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T13:13:52","slug":"erik-ten-hag-cristiano-ronaldo-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/erik-ten-hag-cristiano-ronaldo-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Star Spotted Eating Lunch Alone at Training; Erik ten Hag Now Considering Letting Him Go"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/12\/manchester-united-budget-goalkeeper-chase\/\" target=\"_self\">Erik ten Hag<\/a> will allow <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/03\/ten-hag-manchester-united-ronaldo-furious\/\" target=\"_self\">Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a> to leave this summer if <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/14\/manchester-united-make-adrien-rabiot-priority-target\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> are able to find a suitable forward alternative before the window closes, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3506797\/2022\/08\/15\/manchester-united-ronaldo-ten-hag-brentford\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> The Athletic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Portugal captain\u2019s ongoing concerns at United appear more prominent following the club\u2019s poor start to the season, with reports detailing how the star looks more out of place than ever.<\/p>\n<h2>Erik ten Hag Changes View on Cristiano Ronaldo Exit; Portugal Star Eating Alone at Carrington<\/h2>\n<h3>Cristiano Ronaldo Has Been Actively Seeking a New Club<\/h3>\n<p>News broke of Ronaldo\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/news\/cristiano-ronaldo-manchester-united-transfer\/mcRLqZDo8fXJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">desire to leave<\/a> United at the beginning of July and the 37-year-old played no part in the club\u2019s pre-season tour of Oceania and Asia due to family matters. His <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1552359745360650241?s=21&amp;t=0A_eSNy2leKNihaqgneXcg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">agent<\/a> has since been working to find a suitable destination for the player &#8211; with Champions League football the priority aim.<\/p>\n<p>The five-time Champions League winner was <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UemtHgwwR5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">offered<\/a> to the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1547537984806871040?s=21&amp;t=0A_eSNy2leKNihaqgneXcg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea<\/a>, Napoli, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1552054889542467585?s=21&amp;t=0A_eSNy2leKNihaqgneXcg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bayern Munich<\/a>, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, yet no side showed interest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/manchester-united-changes-erik-ten-hag\/\" target=\"_self\">Erik ten Hag Accepts Manchester United Changes After Brentford Capitulation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The forward <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3449057\/2022\/07\/25\/cristiano-ronaldo-manchester-united-forward-travelling-back-to-england-for-talks-over-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">returned to Manchester<\/a> on July 25 to hold talks with United regarding his future and despite Ronaldo making his intentions of a transfer clear, Erik ten Hag and his team reiterated that they expected him to stay and play a key role in their forthcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>He faced backlash from the Red Devils fans <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1554766205835173889?s=21&amp;t=0A_eSNy2leKNihaqgneXcg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as well as his manager<\/a> when he, along with others, was spotted leaving Old Trafford before the final whistle of their friendly game vs. Rayo Vallecano, in which he played 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"d13qNAO6RCtFx0WAQRMvqw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1414689838\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'d13qNAO6RCtFx0WAQRMvqw',sig:'oJ09NORt_bfGW8LD4xvkfuGswFnPxIXqSsc0kyGSD24=',w:'594px',h:'430px',items:'1414689838',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>United Pick up Their Seventh Competitive Away Loss in a Row and Sit Bottom of the Premier League<\/h3>\n<p>United\u2019s dismal start to the 2022\/2023 campaign will have only furthered Ronaldo\u2019s anguish at being part of these lacklustre performances. A 2-1 home loss to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/05\/chelsea-brighton-hove-albion-marc-cucurella\/\" target=\"_self\">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/a> seemed bad enough, but to then concede four goals to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/02\/mikkel-damsgaard-brentford-sampdoria\/\" target=\"_self\">Brentford<\/a> in 35 minutes and now sit rock bottom of the league in 20th place perfectly encapsulates the rut the club are in at the moment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/14\/erik-ten-hag-manchester-united-training\/\" target=\"_self\">Erik ten Hag Lays Down the Law at Manchester United With Strict Response to Brentford Embarrassment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lauriewhitwell\/status\/1559083729024335873?s=21&amp;t=0A_eSNy2leKNihaqgneXcg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reports<\/a> have detailed how the five-time Ballon D\u2019Or winner has been spotted \u201ceating lunch alone in the canteen at Carrington\u201d and seen \u201cflapping his arms about in training and attempting to argue against the high-pressing approach favoured by the new manager.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to the Manchester club have also <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3506797\/2022\/08\/15\/manchester-united-ronaldo-ten-hag-brentford\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> how \u201cRonaldo has been afforded greater leeway than his peers and indulged beyond the contribution he is currently providing to the club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/every-premier-league-transfer-completed-in-summer-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">Every Premier League Transfer Completed in Summer 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Biggest Game of the Season up Next for Erik ten Hag\u2019s Men<\/h3>\n<p>On Monday, August 22, United will face rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/05\/jurgen-klopp-hints-new-liverpool-signings\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool<\/a> in an evening clash at Old Trafford. Last season saw Jurgen Klopp\u2019s squad complete a double over United, with an aggregate score of 9-0.<\/p>\n<p>With Ten Hag\u2019s side looking unable to even link an attack together, the chances of another embarrassment thrashing seem high for Ronaldo and his peers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cristiano Ronaldo has been arguing against Erik ten Hag&#39;s high pressing methods in training, and eating alone in the Man Utd canteen<\/p>\n<p>[The Athletic] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/likeUJXyEH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/likeUJXyEH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FootyAccums\/status\/1559132796429508609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erik ten Hag will allow Cristiano Ronaldo to leave this summer if Manchester United are able to find a suitable forward alternative before the window closes, according to The Athletic. The Portugal captain\u2019s ongoing concerns at United appear more prominent following the club\u2019s poor start to the season, with reports detailing how the star looks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4249,"featured_media":616308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,3,7188],"tags":[369,7380],"class_list":["post-616289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-united","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-cristiano-ronaldo","tag-manchester-united-transfer-rumours"],"modified_by":"Joseph Howes, Site Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4249"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=616289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616289\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/616308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=616289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=616289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=616289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}