Imagine being one of, if not, the best football players of all time and telling everyone that you are available - but no one wants you.
That is the unfamiliar territory that Cristiano Ronaldo finds himself in this summer after making to clear to Manchester United that he wants to leave this year. After finish sixth in the Premier League, the Red Devils will be plying their trade in the Europa League next season.
That is of no interest to Ronaldo, who believes he has around four years left at the top of his game and wants to spend what little time he has competing for the Champions League. That does not appear possible at Old Trafford but the 37-year-old has struggled to convince those in the competition to take a punt on him.