Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag says club are ‘planning’ for Cristiano Ronaldo to stay | Football | Sport
Ten Hag has been asked about Ronaldo in Thailand and emphasised the forward would be staying at the club. “So he’s not with us. That’s due to personal issues,” he said.
“We are planning with Ronaldo for this season – that’s it. I’m looking forward to working with him. He hasn’t told me this. I have read, but as I say, Cristiano is not for sale, he’s in our plans and we want to get success together.”
Another question put to Ten Hag was about the United captaincy. And he made it clear Harry Maguire will be wearing the armband, saying: “Harry Maguire is the captain.
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He stated: “A game against Liverpool is always exciting, Man Utd vs Liverpool is a big game. We are looking forward to it. It’s a really big test for us. The standard of Manchester United is to win every game.
“We will start with that in our minds, we are determined and we are happy to play this game in Bangkok for many, many fans. We just started, some players only one week, so now we have to construct a team, a way of playing. We are really short in pre-season but, of course, we have to develop a lot more.”
On the club’s lack of transfer business, he said: “We want to have the right players. We have a really good squad, we’re working on developing our way of play and if the opportunity is there, we will strike.”
United are still in talks with Barcelona for Frenkie de Jong. They’re confident of landing Christian Eriksen, who is available on a free transfer. And Ajax pair Lisandro Martinez and Antony are also being pursued, though the Dutch giants won’t let them go without a fight.
