There\u2019s a strong likelihood wantaway striker Cristiano Ronaldo will not part with Man United in the winter transfer window after the alleged latest moves of the Old Trafford team.<\/p>\n
Ronaldo had been eager to leave Manchester United in the summer market to be able to play in the Champions League but was unsuccessful.\u00a0Left with no choice but to stay and remain under Ten Hag, the Portuguese superstar subsequently experienced the worst start to a new season in his career when he only scored 3 goals and contributed 2 assists after 15 appearances for the Red Devils.<\/p>\n
Faced compromisingly with the above situation, numerous reports have since emerged that Ronaldo will leave Man United in the winter transfer window to alleviate the embarrassment for both sides. However, Man Utd\u2019s latest moves now seem to have r\u04bdv\u04bdal\u04bdd a different future for the 37-year-old striker.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, Ronaldo has been prominently featured in the latest humongous poster of Man United placed outside Old Trafford, alongside other legends of the team such as David Beckham, Eric Cantona and Ella Toone.\u00a0Obviously, it can only be inferred that having the latest image of CR7 brandished so prominently at the \u201cTheater of Dreams\u201d at this crucial point in time shows that the Red Devils would not be selling their striker anytime soon.<\/p>\n
Ronaldo recently made a comeback to the starting lineup of Man Utd after quite a long period on the bench.\u00a0The 5-time winner of the prestigious Ballon d\u2019Or was also involved in some unnecessary scandals,\u00a0such as blatantly refusing to come on as a substitute\u00a0and heading straight into the tunnel instead for a hasty exit in anger even before the match against Tottenham was over.<\/p>\n
The Portuguese has since tendered his apology for his unwarranted actions, which has not changed Ten Hag\u2019s view of retaining the former Real Madrid and Juventus star.\u00a0The Dutch coach reportedly still believes in him and wants Ronaldo to continue to contribute to the team. Allegedly.<\/p>\n
Incidentally the 37-year-old star came up empty-handed in his goal-scoring efforts against Aston Villa at the weekend despite wearing the Captain\u2019s armband \u2013 a story all too familiar for the experienced striker, who has noticeably struggled to add to his goal haul this season.<\/p>\n
In fact, the Portugal dynamo has only scored three measly goals in 16 games in all competitions so far, including a single goal in the Premier League and two in the Europa League.<\/p>\n
It has been a start better forgotten for Portugal\u2019s all-time top goalscorer ahead of this winter\u2019s World Cup.\u00a0And a special stat that is sure to make his fans nervous. In fact, on the contrary, the remarkable stat that stands out is the star having fouled a total of seven times in the Premier League this season \u2013 a statistic rapidly compared to his six shots on target with only one of those shots being successful \u2013 the equalizer at Everton\u2019s Goodison Park last month.<\/p>\n
Ronaldo has only started four of Man United\u2019s 13 matches since the beginning of the season.\u00a0In\u00a0the 1-3 loss to Aston Villa\u00a0last weekend, he was shown a yellow card after wrestling with midfielder Tyrone Mings in the 61st minute.<\/p>\n
It was the perfect summation for CR7\u2019s lackluster performance on the day he took the captain\u2019s armband for the first time under manager Erik ten Hag.<\/p>\n
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