London: Manchester United manager Eric ten Hag wants Cristiano Ronaldo to stay at Old Trafford despite having ruled out the volatile star for the second consecutive Premier League game. After starting on the bench for United’s 1-0 win at Southampton on Saturday, he was a largely unknown substitute in the second half. The Portuguese striker has been seeking a transfer since the end of last season, following United’s failure to qualify for this season’s Champions League. He found it impossible to win.The latest reports link him to former teams Sporting Lisbon, Napoli and Marseille among others.
At least publicly, Ten Hag is sticking with Ronaldo, stating: So we want him to stay. that’s what we want. i hope so. ” United are linked with several forwards who could replace Ronaldo, including Ajax star Anthony, who played under Ten Hag at the Dutch club. “We’ve got Cristiano Ronaldo, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford, so we’ll be fine.
Ten Hag have already signed Brazilian midfielder Casemiro, who made his debut as a second-half substitute against Southampton after completing his move from Real Madrid on Monday. He was delighted to have him join us as we aim to revamp central midfield. “He’s played a few games and never played 90 minutes, but he’s been in great shape and had a good pre-season with lots of training sessions. Now we have him.” should be integrated into the team, integrated in the way he plays, and integrated him with his teammates.”
