Cristiano Ronaldo's future at Manchester United all rests on who the club installs as its next permanent manager.
31.01.2022 - 09:42 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has previously tipped Ousmane Dembele to be a future contender to win the Ballon d'Or, amid reports linking the Barcelona winger with a move to Old Trafford.
Dembele currently finds himself the subject of a contract stand-off with the Spanish giants and they want to offload him before the transfer window closes on Monday evening.
The Frenchman, who joined Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund back in the summer of 2017 for more than £120million, is out-of-contract at the Camp Nou this summer and they want to sell him before this month's window slams shut, despite Dembele's hopes of signing a new deal at the club.
Taking his current situation into account, Dembele, unsurprisingly, as has been the trend in recent years, has been linked with a move to Old Trafford, despite United not registering any interest in landing the winger this month. He has been heavily linked with United over the last few years and the rumours show no sign of easing, especially if he stays at Barcelona beyond Monday's deadline and is available on a free transfer in the summer.
Should he become available in the summer, meaning he could be snapped up without the need of a transfer fee, Ronaldo's previous admiration of Dembele might sway United's thinking.
That is because the Portuguese star, speaking back in 2017, soon after Dembele had swapped Dortmund for Barcelona, tipped the 24-year-old to be one of several candidates to be a potential Ballon d'Or winner in years to come.
Ronaldo said: "[There are] at least ten players with very, very great potential.
"I see some with great potential: [Marco] Asensio, [Kylian] Mbappe, Neymar, [Ousmane] Dembele, [Eden] Hazard, [Marcus] Rashford… and some others.
"In the
Cristiano Ronaldo's future at Manchester United all rests on who the club installs as its next permanent manager.
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