New Chelsea owner Todd Boehly reportedly floated the idea of signing Cristiano Ronaldo in a personal meeting with his agent, Jorge Mendes.
Ronaldo has expressed his keenness to work with new manager Erik ten Hag but rumours have swirled in recent weeks that the 37-year-old is unhappy with the club's lack of business in the summer transfer window. That's despite Ten Hag being adamant that he is planning for 2022-23 with Ronaldo in United's ranks.
He told reporters after his final game in charge of Ajax: "From tomorrow (Monday), my focus will be on United, and I will of course get deep into things there. What I have to say about it is, the detailed analysis still has to begin, I still have to work with the team, but let me be clear that at United there are a lot of good players around. We have to make them function as a team but definitely Ronaldo, he is a giant."