Manchester United downplay suggestions that Cristiano Ronaldo is close to a return to boyhood club Sporting Lisbon after report suggested a deal for the wantaway striker to move home to Portugal was ’99 per cent done’
Cristiano Ronaldo is ‘on the verge’ of a sensational transfer from Manchester United to Sporting Lisbon, claim reports.
The wantaway superstar is keen to leave Old Trafford this summer because he wants Champions League football, and rumours erupted on social media that the 37-year-old veteran would be exiting the Red Devils.
However, a source close to United has downplayed the likelihood of the move happening to Sportsmail.
CaughtOffside took to Twitter at around 5pm BST on Thursday to say: ‘Cristiano Ronaldo is on the verge of signing for Sporting Lisbon.
‘The club are going to begin presentation preparations from tomorrow. Deal 99% done. Jorge Mendes worked around the clock to find a solution. Sporting squad have been preparing for Ronaldo’s return for weeks.’
Shortly after that, Ronaldo posted a picture of himself on Instagram in training, running, stretching and smiling, with the caption: ‘Keep working and focused’, followed by a prayer and muscle emoji.
The post has already been liked 2.3million times.
More to follow.