Paul Merson believes selling Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo to Newcastle United would be a bigger threat than offloading him to Chelsea.
The 37-year-old's fairy tale return to the Theatre of Dreams has descended into a nightmare as uncertainty surrounding his future continues to overshadow the early weeks of Erik ten Hag's reign.
In the latest twist in this tiresome saga, Ronaldo has hit out at the press in a post on Instagram, accusing the media of 'telling lies' and saying that only a handful of the stories about him this summer had been correct.