Twists and turns are part and parcel of any Manchester United transfer window.
And this summer has proven no different with the club doing the business in landing Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez, but discovering that talisman Cristiano Ronaldo no longer wants to be a part of the project.
New Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag is remaining optimistic for the time being and has held crunch talks with the Portugual international at Carrington this Tuesday alongside Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes and, apparently, special guest Sir Alex Ferguson. The Dutchman remains hopeful of convincing the 37-year-old to remain at United.