Manchester United are ready to embark on their pre-season tour on Friday morning, but Cristiano Ronaldo will not board the plane to Bangkok with further stops in Australia and Norway to come.
Erik ten Hag and his United squad have been putting in their preparations at Carrington without Ronaldo, and they will continue their pre-season while the Portuguese ace attends to a family issue.
His absence comes alongside mounting speculation over his future. Ronaldo wants to leave and Chelsea have been linked with signing him, but United simply do not want to sell their talisman.
Elsewhere, key figures in the boardroom continue to set their sights on further signings after rubber-stamping their move for Tyrell Malacia this week. Other targets include Frenkie de Jong and free agent Christian Eriksen, in addition to Ajax duo Lisandro Martinez and Antony as Ten Hag strives to reshape his new squad.
United have released the new 2022/23 home shirt this morning. You can see it here.
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