According to our friends at CaughtOffside Cristiano Ronaldo is close to joining his old club Sporting Lisbon. The 37 year Portuguese star is finding himself on the bench nowadays for the Red Devils and the five time Champions League winner is desperate to be playing Champions League football next season.
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🚨 Cristiano Ronaldo is on the verge of signing for Sporting Lisbon.
The club are going to begin presentation preparations from tomorrow. Deal 99% done.
Jorge Mendes worked around the clock to find a solution.
Sporting squad have been preparing for Ronaldo's return for weeks. pic.twitter.com/BrFKn5IKjj
— CaughtOffside (@caughtoffside) August 25, 2022
Sporting Lisbon were yesterday drawn in a group with Spurs, Marseille and Frankfurt, Ronaldo is Mr. Champions League and with United not in the Champions League this season it’s a big problem for the former Real Madrid star and his records.
Will Ronaldo end up back in Portugal? It’s going to be an few days before the transfer window closes.