Cristiano Ronaldo: Manchester United Players Would Be Happy if Prolific Star Left

• Manchester United players were reportedly happy when they learnt that Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to leave the club this summer
• It is understood that a majority of the players were troubled by the fact that Ronaldo could not or failed to accept their standards
• Ronaldo is angling to move to a club that plays Champions League football with the end of the transfer window fast approaching

Cristiano Ronaldo has appeared to lose the influence he holds in dressing rooms as the striker continues to seek a move away from Manchester United.

Ronaldo is understood to be keen on securing a move away before the end of the transfer period.

But even as his agent Jorge Mended continues to look for possible solutions, it has now emerged that his teammates were happy when news first broke out that he wanted to leave the club.

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Ronaldo's intentions were communicated to the board just before the new head coach Erik ten Hag, took charge of his first preseason. The Portuguese star subsequently missed out on United's tour of Thailand and Australia. The club, however, communicated his absence as a family issue.

Sport Bible reports that Manchester United players were elated that he wanted to leave. The report indicates that the players feel that Ronaldo had become more of a burden than a help to them.

The players believe that Ronaldo failed to lower his expectations when he returned to the club for a second stint. The former Real Madrid striker couldn't fathom how levels had dropped at the club since Sir Alex Ferguson's days.

His incessant tantrums on the pitch made the players feel that he did not accept their weaknesses and thus felt he had become a burden.

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Sports Brief had earlier reported how former Manchester United interim head coach Ralf Rangnick played a huge part in Cristiano Ronaldo not joining Chelsea.

Ronaldo was set to switch sides from Manchester to London, with the new Chelsea owner Todd Boehly apparently okaying the deal.

The striker was keen to leave Manchester United and join a club that offers Champions League football. His agent had offered him to Chelsea, among other clubs.