United want to keep top star Cristiano Ronaldo, but the club wants to face a bitter battle as it wants, and the success rate is probably as great as winning the Champions League this season.
Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, is considering a transfer because he has never missed the Champions League for a season since joining Manchester United for the first time. There is very little time left in his career, the Portuguese superstar has no time to waste a year where he can't play in the Champions League, and no one can guarantee that United will be able to re-qualify for the Champions League next year.
United executives are well aware of this, but they are desperate to keep Cristiano Ronaldo as he remains the most influential and commercially appealing player in international football. A survey data shows that Ronaldo has paid up to 12.78 million pounds in taxes and fees in the past year, ranking first in the Premier League.
According to the UK tax rate, people who earn more than £150,000 have to pay 45% tax, and this means that Ronaldo's annual salary at Manchester United reaches £26.52 million, which equates to about £510,000 a week! The amount he was able to get his hands on was £13.74 million.
That's a staggering number, but it's not worth mentioning compared to the revenue that Cristiano Ronaldo can bring to Manchester United. Therefore, the Manchester United board is eager to keep Ronaldo, the willingness of the new coach Tenhag is not important, and the goal of the boss Greze family to make money is the first.
When Ronaldo returned to Manchester United, he signed a two-year contract and a one-year priority renewal, but after the status of the Portuguese superstar, it was no longer up to the club to decide whether to stay, on the contrary, the player and his agent Jorge Mendes could decide whether they went or not.
And C Ronaldo's stay, in addition to the impact of Champions League qualifications, the future plans of the new coach Teng haag are also crucial. If the 52-year-old Dutchman can't bring any titles to United in the coming year, there's no point in Cristiano Ronaldo staying.
So far, though, Tenhag has not taken a stand, with the Sun saying that Tenghag has no intention of discussing the future of any player with Manchester United until Ajax secures the Eredivisie title. With the last three rounds left in the Eredivisie, Ajax is four points ahead of Eindhoven and needs to ensure two more wins.
Regarding the whereabouts of C Ronaldo, there are also two different views among fans. Part of the argument is that Ronaldo's unexpected return disrupted Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's rebuilding plans, leaving everyone focused on him. Another group of fans pointed to Cristiano Ronaldo's 24 goals and questioned critics where United would be without his goal.
After United's 3-0 win over Brentford, Ronaldo circled around Old Trafford for a week, and everywhere he went, there were shouts of "Viva Ronaldo" in the stands, indicating the position of the vast majority of Manchester United fans.
Interim coach Lonnick insisted that C Ronaldo is not a dream theater and will stay in the team next season, but the German said it does not count, Tenhag said it does not count, and the initiative to stay is in the hands of C Ronaldo. In short, Cristiano Ronaldo intends to leave Manchester United, who are not qualified for the Champions League, and it is now up to tenghag to see if he wants to keep him and whether there is any way to persuade him to stay. According to Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Cristiano Ronaldo may still stay, but only if Tenhag guarantees his status as a key player next season. Cristiano Ronaldo will also accept that Manchester United will bring in another striker, which will not affect his stay.
After entering 2022, Ronaldo once suffered a goal drought, but at the end of the season he ushered in a big explosion, and the latest data shows that since entering the New Year, no one has scored more points in the Premier League than Ronaldo. He is also second only to Son Heung-min with 18 goals in the league top scorers' 19 goals and Salah's 22 goals. He scored 32 per cent of United's team, ranking 3rd in the league.
"Dashing Brother" Berbatov said: "I am very happy to have worked with Cristiano Ronaldo for a year, which is a short time, but I have seen the way he prepares for Manchester United. I've been following his career ever since and it's not surprising to see how he has performed now. I'm sure if he continues to take care of himself and play for another three or four years is perfectly fine. Time is brutal, and as you get older, your abilities will decline, but you can become smart, adjust your style of play, and still be a good player. Ronaldo is an example, the 37-year-old scored 18 goals in the world's strongest Premier League. Everyone needs to show him a higher level of respect!"
For Cristiano Ronaldo, the money United can provide is not his first goal to play football, his ideal is to become the best player, even the best player in the history of football. Former Manchester United midfielder Fu Qiong revealed that within a few days of signing with Manchester United in 2003, C Ronaldo, who was still "Little Luo", confidently told his new teammates that he was going to win the Ballon d'Or.
"I have witnessed cristiano's efforts, the determination, the desire and the spirit, whatever qualities you think of, he possesses," Fuchon said. Whether he is 17 or 37 years old, he is full of confidence and strives to go upstream. I remember when he came to the club in 2003 he told us he was going to be the best player he could be. That mentality, and the way he's trained since then – practicing pedaling with weights on his ankles, going to the gym every day, fine-tuning every part of the race... It's absolutely unbelievable. If any player, whether young or veteran, wants to find a role model, Ronaldo is the best example!"
Whether Tenhag and Manchester United can provide such an environment will be the decisive factor in whether Ronaldo will continue to wear the Red Devils No. 7 next season.