Cristiano Ronaldo slams media for reports of his departure from Manchester United

MOSCOW, Jul 29 Forward Cristiano Ronaldo called the news about his desire to leave a lie from the English football club «Manchester United» and the unsuccessful negotiations of his agent Jorge Mendes with representatives of the Mancunians. On Tuesday, the 37-year-old Portuguese arrived at Manchester United after a three-week absence. His contract with the English club runs until the summer of 2023. Earlier media reported that Ronaldo wants to leave Manchester United due to the non-participation of the team in the Champions League. The club denied the player an early termination of the contract. «It's impossible not to talk about me for at least one day. Otherwise, the press will have no work. They know that if they do not lie, they will not be able to attract people's attention. Go on, one day, maybe you will have the right news,» Ronaldo wrote in the comments under an Instagram post (Meta's activities (Facebook and Instagram social networks) are banned in Russia as extremist), which spoke of the Portuguese's desire to leave Manchester United, the failed negotiations of his agent with the club, as well as the participation in the negotiations of the former head coach Sir Alex Ferguson. Ronaldo moved to Manchester United from the Italian Juventus in the summer of 2021. He is a five-time winner of the Golden Ball, five-time winner of the Champions League, European champion in 2016.