Erik ten Hag confirms Cristiano Ronaldo will stay at Man Utd
By Sean Walsh
Erik ten Hag has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo will not be leaving Manchester United in the final days of the transfer window.
Ronaldo requested to leave Old Trafford earlier this summer in search of Champions League football, and though he was heavily linked with the likes of Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and Chelsea, all possible big-name suitors backed away from a transfer.
90min understands that Napoli and former club Sporting CP have explored a deal in recent days, but Ten Hag has now confirmed that Ronaldo will be staying at the club.
"It is clear, of course. We need quality players. You need more to cover all the games to keep the consistency going. That's what we strive for," he said.
Ten Hag was also asked about the future of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, to which he added: "This squad will play from September until January, at minimum, this season."
Listen now to 90min's Manchester United podcast, The Promised Land, with Scott Saunders & Rob Blanchette. In the latest edition they discuss the arrivals of Antony and Martin Dubravka, the possibility that Cristiano Ronaldo could still leave and whether a swap deal with Napoli for striker Victor Osimhen is on the cards. There is also reaction to Casemiro's debut.
Ronaldo has started just one game for United so far this season - their 4-0 thrashing at Brentford - and the Red Devils have looked more of a cohesive attacking unit in their last two games with Marcus Rashford starting up top.
United travel to Leicester City on Thursday looking to record three successive Premier League wins for the first time since last December.