The reason why Ten Hag is changing his mind about Cristiano Ronaldo

Erik ten Hag’s patience is running not, he is getting fed up with the Cristiano Ronaldo situation and, while he had initially spoken against the Portuguese star's exit, it now appears he would be open to letting him leave.

CR7 is going to great lengths to leave Old Trafford. He arrived late for pre-season and has been offering himself to half of Europe because of his obsession is to play in the Champions League this season.

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Although in principle the idea of letting him leave was out of the question, the complicated integration of Ronaldo with the team would have been the compelling reason for Ten Hag’s change of mind. Not only because of the issue of having arrived late to the preseason citing family problems. It is claimed that there have been days when Ronaldo sits alone for lunch in the Carrington canteen, away from his teammates, as well as there have been occasions when he waves his arms in training and tries to argue with the high-pressure approach implemented by Ten Hag.

United's coaching staff understands that Cristiano's state of mind is negatively affecting the mood of the squad, but knows that they can only sell him if they can recruit a guaranteed replacement, something that is proving quite difficult for the club.

Ronaldo’s possible replacements

At the moment, Arnautovic has been vetoed by United fans, Sesko has signed for Leipzig from 2023 and now there is talk of two Spanish strikers: Morata and Raúl de Tomás.