DONNY VAN DE BEEK made Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo laugh as he jokingly tried to impress him with underwhelming dribbling skills.
Ronaldo, 37, doesn’t have much to smile about at United these days.
The 815-career goal icon has been pushing for a move away from Old Trafford this summer after United failed to qualify for the Champions League last term.
Man Utd finished sixth, meaning they had to settle for Europa League football.
However, on a personal level, Ronaldo showed he can still cut it at the top level – netting 24 times across all competitions last term.
A move is yet to materialise and Ronaldo has started once in four league games – leaving little to smile about.
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But team-mate Van de Beek did manage to make Ronaldo laugh as he jokingly tried to impress him with his underwhelming dribbling skills in the warm-up ahead of Monday’s win over Liverpool.
Ronaldo is known for his trickery and stepovers, but Van de Beek’s skills left a lot to be desired.
Agent Jorge Mendes has five days to find his player a move, but there doesn’t appear to be many suitors.
Napoli has been mentioned in recent days, but Ronaldo’s wages could prove to be an issue.
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Anything could happen, though, with Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag refusing to confirm whether Ronaldo will be staying put.
Speaking after United’s 1-0 away win over Southampton, the Dutchman said: “I cannot say that. We plan with him. We stick to the plan.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
