SunSport have revealed that the Portuguese superstar is determined to leave Old Trafford after failing to qualify for the Champions League. 3 Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, posted this picture on social media on Tuesday afternoon after holding talks with Manchester United chiefs at CarringtonCredit: Instagram @cristiano 3 Cristiano Ronaldo drove into Carrington from the front gate on Tuesday morning…Credit: PA 3 …and left by the back exit around 5pmCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke But he found his employers are doubling down on the view that they will not sell him this summer. Ronaldo has been given compassionate leave by United for the first three weeks of pre-season due to a family problem back home. However, he returned to training headquarters on Tuesday morning – his private jet landed at Manchester Airport – before being driven away with his agent Jorge Mendes just after 10am. The 37-year-old was on tour with new boss Erik ten Hag as the team looked back on the 17-day trip to Thailand and Australia. Ronaldo played no part in that tour – but plans to be as professional as ever despite his desire to quit. His former manager Sir Alex Ferguson was also at the training ground yesterday, along with former chief executive David Gill and current Old Trafford chief Richard Arnold. United claimed this was to attend a meal that had been planned for some time and the timing had nothing to do with Ronaldo. However, the superstar is believed to have had a chat with Fergie, as well as former United and England captain Bryan Robson, in the Carrington canteen. FREE BET AND SIGN UP OFFERS – BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS Ferguson’s close relationship with Ronaldo is well known, but his presence is not said to have been part of any charm offensive. Mendes had hoped to hold a meeting with Arnold to confirm Ronaldo’s desire to leave — but United sources said last night there had been no change in the club’s view. Despite reported interest from Spanish LaLiga giants Atletico Madrid, there have so far been no firm offers from a Champions League side for CR7. Last night he tweeted a photo of himself in a sauna wearing nothing but underwear with the message: “Genetics load the gun, lifestyle pulls the trigger.” United are set to play a behind-closed-doors game against Wrexham on Wednesday, but Ronaldo is unlikely to feature despite keeping fit in Portugal in recent weeks. Ten Hag’s new side will play two friendlies at the weekend, but the United manager has already hinted that the start of the season on Sunday may be too early for the striker with all the training he has missed. Striker Anthony Martial – who spent the final months of last season on loan at Spanish side Sevilla – has claimed a start with his form in pre-season. Two of United’s new boys – free transfer Christian Eriksen and £48.5m defender Lisandro Martinez – arrived at training together as they are believed to be staying in the same hotel.
