Cristiano Ronaldo did not travel on Man Utd's pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia due to family reasons; the Portuguese forward had asked to leave Old Trafford in a desire to play Champions League football; Man Utd's season begins on August 7 against Brighton, live on Sky Sports.
Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to hold talks with Erik ten Hag on Tuesday
Cristiano Ronaldo is back in Manchester and is expected to hold talks over his future with Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag on Tuesday.
Ronaldo flew back to the UK on Monday after missing the club's pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia due to family reasons, with the explanation accepted by the club.
Ten Hag admitted he was unclear over the situation ahead of the tour - but Ronaldo will now start training with the club on Tuesday after training away from the squad in recent weeks - and talks with Ten Hag are set to commence as well at United's Carrington training ground.
The club's stance regarding Ronaldo's future has remained unchanged: United are willing to listen to offers for Ronaldo this summer, Sky Sports News understands, but the club's public stance remains that he is not for sale.
Ten Hag said in Bangkok that Ronaldo, who has one year remaining on his United contract, is in his plans for the season ahead and expects him to stay at the club.
"We are planning for Cristiano Ronaldo for the season and that's it. I'm looking forward to working with him. Cristiano is not for sale. He is in our plans and we want success together," the Dutchman said.
"He's not with us and it's due to personal issues. I spoke with him before this issue came up. I had a conversation with him and I had a good talk. That is between Cristiano and me. What I can confirm is we had a really good conversation together. I didn't speak to him after (the news)."
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