Open door for Cristiano in January

The ‘Christian soap opera’ still stands. As you have anticipated. Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Manchester United in January. That is at least his purpose after last summer he was linked to numerous teams and finally continued at Old Trafford, as Diario As has learned. The discomfort at Old Trafford is general for ex-Madridistas. Newly signed Casemiro is also unhappy with his role in the squad. Both were substitutes in the derby against City, in which Cristiano did not even play a minute.

According to The Telegraphthis time Erik ten Hag will not block his exit. And his substitution against Manchester City was the latest example of the role to which the 37-year-old Portuguese striker has been relegated, who is frustrated by the lack of minutes – he has only started one of United’s eight Premier League games and ended in a 4-0 loss to Brentford.

Now all that remains is for a reasonable offer to arrive for the player, although his contract ends in 2023 and the demands of the Mancunian team will not be high. In fact, the biggest obstacle in the operation is Cristiano’s salary, who when he signed for United in 2021 received 30 million euros net per year. Some figures that are very difficult to assume by most of the interested clubs.

However, as numerous reports in England indicate, the fact of not playing the Champions League could have lowered his emoluments by 25% and that would lighten the costs of the operation. An exit that Cristiano is pursuing, which is why he has made his intention to the club clear since the beginning of July and could formalize it before the end of this season.

In this way, Cristiano would end up playing the Champions League, his ‘competition’ and his greatest aspiration for this season. This despite the fact that these months the footballer’s attitude has been impeccable, behaving with the professionalism that has always characterized him in the Europa League, where he has scored a goal.