Former 37 -year -old Real Madrid striker returned to Manchester United in the Blockbuster transfer from Juventus last summer. He started well, like the club, but everything changed to the worse because the manager at that time Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was fired and replaced by the manager while Ralf Rangnick.
Ronaldo finally finished with 24 goals throughout the competition, maintaining his reputation as one of the best European goalscorers but could not lead United to the top four at the top of England.
The failure to qualify for the Champions League caused the Portuguese to try to force out. His agent Jorge Mendes tried to find a club that could offer Ronaldo Champions League soccer and the opportunity to lead the team attacker line.
While Chelsea reportedly gave the opportunity to sign him, Atletico Madrid had emerged as a potential applicant with Rojiblancos reportedly exploring the option to bring him to the ship in the ongoing window.
Some reports claim that Manchester United are ready to let the Portuguese go but want to trigger the option to extend the contract two years in another season. The Red Devils want to see Ronaldo joining other European giants with loans for a year and returning when the club, hopefully, has reached the Champions League status for the 2023/24 season.
Atletico is said to be interested in going forward and ready to part with Antoine Griezmann to make space in the squad and wages to accommodate Ronaldo. The Frenchman joined Los Rojiblancos with a two -year loan agreement from Barcelona with the obligation to buy. But they are now considering selling it to bring Ronaldo.
It still needs to be seen whether the Portuguese talisman, who has not joined the club in their pre-season training, remains at Old Trafford outside the season or not.