Despite Fierce History With Real Madrid, Barcelona President in Talks With Ronaldo's Agent

• Cristiano Ronaldo could be heading to Spanish club Barcelona as the club chief admitted meeting the player’s agent
• Joan Laporta disclosed that he had a brief chat with Jorge Mendes as they discussed the transfer window
• Ronaldo is desperate to leave Manchester United as the Portuguese striker is reportedly in search of Champions League football

The president of FC Barcelona Joan Laporta has confirmed that he had talks with Jorge Mendes who is the agent of wantaway Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo.

Agent Mendes expressed delight that the 37-year-old wants a move away from Old Trafford as quite a number of clubs are interested in the striker.

Football Espana reports that Ronaldo is said to be searching for Champions League action after United failed to qualify for the tournament, having finished sixth in the Premier League last season.

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CR7 featured for rival club Real Madrid for nine years but could be making a blockbuster switch to join the La Liga rivals.

During the unveiling of Franck Kessie, Laporta admitted that he met with agent Jorge Mendes.

He said, as per SunSport:

"I had dinner with Jorge Mendes on Monday and we talked about the market in general.

"Cristiano? I'm not going to talk about players we discussed at the meeting, but it's always good to know how some names are on the market."

The Portuguese forward is currently on "indefinite leave" after failing to turn up for pre-season as expected on Monday due to "personal reasons".

Hasslebaink tells Man Utd to offload Ronaldo

Meanwhile, Manchester United have been advised against keeping an unhappy player in their squad ahead of the 2022/23 season after Cristiano Ronaldo’s request to leave the club this summer.

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The forward has not yet resumed pre-season with the Red Devils despite his resumption date set for Monday, June 4, as he claimed to be having family issues.

Former Chelsea striker, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has now urged Manchester United to offload Ronaldo and use the funds generated from his sale to bolster their squad.

Ten Hag takes charge of Man Utd training

Sports Brief earlier reported that footage has emerged of new Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag calling out the players for making “too many mistakes” in training.

Ten Hag is slowly settling in at United, and barely days into training with the first team, and the Dutchman just might have realised the task that awaits him at Old Trafford.

In one of their latest training sessions, players were put to the test in a one-touch training drill by their new manager.