Marseille were linked with a summer move for Cristiano Ronaldo when the United man wanted to leave the club after failing to qualify for the Champions League. However, the French club turned down the opportunity to sign him then.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s midweek antics against Tottenham became the talk of the week after he refused to come on as a substitute for Erik ten Hag and then left the pitch and the stadium before the final whistle.
The coach in response removed him from the squad to face Chelsea and made him train with the Under-21s. It has been reported that he has been told that he will have to apologize to the coach and the players if he wants to be included again.
Even though the Ligue 1 club cannot afford Ronaldo financially, its president Pablo Longoria has openly distanced his club from the Portuguese while criticizing the Portuguese for not being a team player. He told RMC Sport as quoted by A BOLA:
“Football is very easy and you have to do what you can with the means you have at your disposal, always maintaining economic stability. Marseille needs a balanced economic situation and we are far from being able to count on players like that, with big stars”.
“We prefer team players, who put the individual at the service of the collective. We have a project where all the players work for the team”.
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Ronaldo’s current contract with United expires in 2023, but he may not wait for the deal to expire and go free, preferring to leave during the January transfer window, especially after recent events.
