Cristiano Ronaldo flying in Manchester United training as private Erik ten Hag chat details emerge.
Cristiano Ronaldo has not yet recovered from missing the preseason, according to Erik ten Hag, but the Manchester United manager may change his mind if Anthony Martial gets hurt.
After applying pressure on Erik ten Hag, Cristiano Ronaldo feels ready to play against Brighton at Old Trafford on Sunday.
The want tobe After being granted permission to miss United’s preseason tour of Asia and Australia owing to family obligations, the 37-year-old great is catching up since rejoining the team last week.
Ronaldo has reportedly been “flying” in practice, and he told Ten Hag he felt well enough to participate in today’s season-opening match against Graham Potter’s team.
Ten Hag is lacking in experienced striking alternatives because French attacker Anthony Martial is out with a grade 1 hamstring strain from playing against Atletico Madrid in Norway eight days ago.
Ronaldo has been working out with the club’s conditioning department all week. He played 45 minutes of United’s final preseason friendly against La Liga team Ray Vallecano last Sunday.
And against Brighton, the legendary Portuguese player hopes to return to the Old Trafford stage. Despite the fact that it is not believed that Martial’s injury is significant, this will present ten Hag with a challenge.
Only Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho would be the Dutchman’s recognized strikers if Ronaldo were to sustain an injury. Regardless of whether Ronaldo stays at the club past the transfer season, United executives are reportedly working behind the scenes to sign another striker.
The club has discussed a transfer for RB Salzburg’s 19-year-old Slovenian striker Benjamin Sesko, but they think the £42 million asking price is too high for a young player with no experience. United’s new strategy is to avoid being persuaded into paying inflated sums after been burned in prior seasons by overpaying on players.
Sesko, though, fits the mold of a player who should be signed rather than expensive, high-paid stars at the end of their careers, such as Edinson Cavani, who left the club earlier this summer.
