No OM, no Sporting, no Bayern, nothing. After agitating the summer transfer window in vain, Cristiano Ronaldo had to face the facts: he will not play in the Champions League this fall. Jorge Mendes did try to sell it to whoever wanted it, but between clubs like Marseille who couldn’t afford it and those who had the money but doubted the relevance of the idea like Bayern, the mission was for once too hard for the CR7 agent.
As a result, the five-time Ballon d’Or will remain at Manchester United, where his relationship with Erik Ten Hag did not start under the best auspices, even if the Dutch manager claims the opposite. Not only will Ronaldo play in the Europa League, but he will also have to fight to regain the starting spot he seems to have lost. Unless all this was only a consequence of his possible exit from the club?