Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel 'admires' Cristiano Ronaldo but remains 'unclear' as to whether the Portuguese fits in with his plans for next season as two board members consider making an official approach to Man United.
The Portuguese international's future has been thrown into doubt after reports surfaced over the weekend suggesting that he had requested the Glazers to accept an offer to release him from his short-term deal if a suitable transfer proposition was sent from a Champions League side. New owner Todd Boehly has reportedly already met Ronaldo's super-agent Jorge Mendes in Portugal to discuss the idea of making this unlikely situation a possibility, and it has transpired since that the Blues are the current 'favourites' to sign the 37-year-old.
This is despite Man United's reluctance to sell to a direct rival and lose a brand in CR7, which has generated the Glazer family a lot of money already since returning last summer after Juventus agreed to get rid of the big wages and accumulate £14million at the same time. To add fuel to the fire, United's iconic number 7 had missed the first day of pre-season for 'family reasons', so his absence ahead of the Red Devils' tour of Australia will only worry his own fanbase, which may be speculating that something could be going on behind the scenes regarding the formulation of a potential exit.
