The former Real Madrid and Juventus forward also angered Ten Hag by leaving the substitutes' bench before the end of the game to walk to the dressing room and leave the stadium without the manager's permission.

Having been criticised by Ten Hag in July for going home during the preseason friendly against Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford, Ronaldo's latest display of indiscipline has increased the prospect of the Portugal international leaving United in January.

But with his 38th birthday approaching in February and just two goals in all competitions for United this season, Ronaldo is struggling to attract interest from clubs who could offer him an escape route from Old Trafford in January.

But aside from interest from Saudi Arabian team Al Hilal, United have had no enquiries about Ronaldo, with even ambitious and well-funded teams in Turkey proving to be unmoved by the prospect of signing a player who took his club goal tally to 700 with his strike against Everton earlier this month.

– Date: Saturday, Oct. 22 | Time: 12:30 p.m. ET – Location: Stamford Bridge -- London – TV: NBC  | Live stream: fuboTV (try for free) – Odds: Chelsea +115; Draw +230; Manchester United +240 (via Caesars Sportsbook)

Certainly, after a complicated summer, his agent Jorge Mendes will again seek a solution for Cristiano in the coming weeks in view of the January transfer market. It will not be easy. In the summer, Thomas Tuchel blocked negotiations with Chelsea (Todd Boehly was keen on a Ronaldo deal) while FC Bayern, Napoli and Atletico Madrid refused due to different plans for the future of the clubs. In particular, Atletico Madrid are not changing their mind at all with Simeone who doesn't want to proceed with a Ronaldo deal. Napoli are more than happy with the current squad and sources close to Ronaldo guarantee that he turned down an important, crazy proposal from an Arabic club in August, as he wants to continue in Europe.

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