‘Cristiano Ronaldo is not for sale!’ – Erik ten Hag says that Manchester United forward is ‘in our plans’

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says that Cristiano Ronaldo is “in our plans” for the upcoming Premier League season and that he is “not for sale”.

Speaking to press for the first time on United’s pre-season tour in Thailand, the Dutch head coach has reaffirmed his desire to keep the talismanic striker for one more year, despite previous reports suggesting that Ronaldo wanted to leave the club.

“He is not with us due to personal issues,” said Ten Hag.

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“We are planning with Cristiano Ronaldo for this season. That is it.

“I am looking forward to working with him. Cristiano is not for sale. He is in our plans. We want success together.”

The 37-year-old did not report to Carrington for pre-season training last week, and he will also miss the first part of the Red Devils’ tour to Thailand as rumours about the forward’s future continue.

United play Liverpool on Tuesday in Thailand before continuing on to Australia, and Ten Hag is unsure whether Ronaldo will join his team-mates in Oceania at a later date.

The manager did, however, explain that he had spoken to Ronaldo before departing for Thailand, saying: “I had a good talk. That is between Cristiano and me; what I can confirm is we had a really good conversation together.”

Also in his press conference, the former Ajax boss addressed the captaincy issue at Old Trafford, standing by current choice Harry Maguire.

“Harry Maguire will be our captain. He has been captain for more than a year. He has achieved a lot of success. I have no doubts about this issue.”

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