Ronaldo has scored 141 goals in 328 appearances in two spells at Manchester United
Manchester United let it be known on Thursday evening that Cristiano Ronaldo would not be with them when they fly to Bangkok on Friday for Erik ten Hag’s first game as manager.
Ronaldo has been allowed to remain in Portugal, with United’s permission, to deal with an unspecified family matter.
The 37-year-old, it needs to be remembered, lost a son in April, when his partner gave birth to twins, only one of whom survived.
No amount of money or fame can shield an individual from that kind of trauma.
Yet the news came five days after Ronaldo’s desire to leave United this summer became public.
And even though he won’t be there, that will be narrative that shapes the club’s time in Thailand, and then Australia, where they go after Tuesday’s match with old rivals Liverpool.
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