Man United icon Cristiano Ronaldo has not shown up to the first day of his scheduled pre-season return at Carrington amid Chelsea transfer speculation.
Reports surfaced over the weekend stating that the 37-year-old had asked the Red Devils to release him from his short-term contract if a suitable offer was to be presented their way this summer. CR7's love for the club where it all started for him reportedly remains intact but his Champions League status is one of the main reasons why super agent Jorge Mendes has tried to seek out potential suitors within the Premier League and across the European landscape.
It had already been revealed that new owner Todd Boehly had met up with Mendes in Portugal not to only talk about the six-time Ballon d'Or winner but also a few of his clients as the part-LA Dodgers owner tries his best as interim sporting director to provide manager Thomas Tuchel with his ideal £200million squad rebuild. United's response to finding out about this situation was on the angry side of the scale and sources at the club have insisted that their talismanic figure who ended up as top scorer in last season's Premier League will be going nowhere.
