Veteran superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has got a couple of years of playing at a reasonably high level ahead of him, but nobody knows where exactly he will be playing. Will he bury the hatchet and obey Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag or will he take his big name and an even bigger ego with him elsewhere? At this point, it looks like going back to his first team Sporting Clube de Portugal can be ruled out.According to the Portuguese side’s manager Ruben Amorim, sporting can’t afford to pay Ronaldo’s wages.”Ronaldo is a top player, a Manchester United player. I’m going to respond the same way as a lot of journalists in Portugal ask me that question a lot. He is a Manchester United player. Everybody in Sporting dreams of the return for Cristiano, but we don’t have the money to pay his wages. I think he is happy in Manchester but is not playing, so that is the problem.””We don’t have the money to pay his wages” 💰Sporting coach, Rúben Amorim rules out a move to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to the club ❌pic.twitter.com/mqswBuBKpH— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 26, 2022 Ronaldo’s first club, Sporting, which he left in 2003 to begin his first spell at Old Trafford, were among the clubs linked with the striker over the past couple of years. Even Ronaldo’s mother told the media in May 2021 that she would convince her boy to return among the green and whites of Lisbon. But it never happened. He went back to Old Trafford.CR7 has started just twice in the Premier League this season under Ten Hag, but he has been used more in the Europa League, starting all four matches. He needs and wants playing time because he isn’t used to sitting on the bench.##NAJAVA_MECA_6757211##Ronaldo started his career at the Lisbon club in 2002/03, and was rumoured to have a sensational return given his unsettled start to the current campaign. He stormed out of United’s victory over Tottenham, leaving him out of Ten Hag’s squad in their clash with Chelsea. It’s difficult to see the Dutch coach ever trusting the former Real Madrid and Juventus star again. These recent developments have only added fuel to the fire that he could be looking for a move in January.Saga continues: Cristiano returns to Man Utd first team ahead of Europa League tieThe Portugal captain’s return of two goals in 12 games in all competitions has been a disappointment after he finished as United’s top scorer last season with 24 strikes to his name.We live in a world where Cristiano Ronaldo can’t seem to find a team to play in.
