Cristiano Ronaldo is remaining at Manchester United beyond the summer transfer window despite his agent Jorge Mendes' attempts to facilitate an exit.
The Portuguese superstar remains determined to depart the Red Devils after just one season back at Old Trafford following his high-profile return from Juventus last year after 12 years away – but despite him declaring the intention of leaving at the end of June, he has not been able to secure an exit.
The 37-year-old has been excluded from three successive Premier League starting line-ups – initially benched for United’s spirited defeat of Liverpool before also missing out on the starting XI for the following clashes against Southampton and Leicester. Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford have been preferred to Ronaldo by new boss Erik ten Hag.
