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The rivalry that Cristiano Ronaldo was desperate to avoid could now provide the springboard he craves. The Portuguese forward could make his Europa League debut against Real Sociedad on Thursday for the first time since Manchester United’s 4-0 thrashing of Brentford. Ronaldo doesn’t want to be here right now. It’s unclear where Ronaldo will play this season, even late in the transfer window.
He wants to progress to the Champions League to further improve his record in club football’s toughest test. United cannot provide that, and the prospect of waiting until the end of the season to see if they can return to United is unappealing.
What Ronaldo isn’t counting on is that the 37-year-old earns more than £500,000 a week and doesn’t seem to fit the modern, high-pressing game favored by elite clubs. So, within a week of watching Europe’s best players begin their journey to the Champions League, he walks into what feels like a parallel universe at Old Trafford. just without the unmistakable national anthem that has been the soundtrack to many of his greatest achievements. Close the windows. His fate will be decided at the earliest in January. What will happen to Ronaldo’s future?
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