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Ten Hag claims Ronaldo wants to stay & reveals captaincy decision

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– Erik ten Hag has insisted Cristiano Ronaldo is not available for transfer and that he is planning on having the striker in his squad next season.

– Ten Hag revealed he had a conversation with Ronaldo before news broke that the 37-year-old wants to leave Old Trafford this summer but said the pair have not spoken since.

– Ronaldo has been granted time off to deal with a family issue and has not travelled to Bangkok ahead of the first game of preseason against Liverpool at the Rajamangala National Stadium on Tuesday.

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– “He’s not with us and it’s due to personal issues,” Ten Hag said at a news conference on Monday.

– “We are planning for Cristiano Ronaldo for the season and that’s it. I’m looking forward to working with him.

– “I have read [that he wants to leave] but what I say is Cristiano is not for sale, he is in our plans and we want success together.

– “I spoke with him before this issue came up, I had a conversation with him and I had a good talk. That is between Cristiano and me, what I can confirm is we had a really good conversation together.”

– Ten Hag has arrived in Thailand with Tyrell Malacia as the only new signing in the squad.

– United are chasing Frenkie de Jong and Lisandro Martinez and the Dutchman admitted he is keen to strengthen his midfield.

– Christian Eriksen is expected to sign a three-year deal following a medical and could join up with the squad in Australia.

– “We know what we want,” Ten Hag said.

– “We not only want new players, we want the right new players. We have a good squad, there’s huge potential, only when we find them is there an improvement in our squad we will do.

– “Definitely we are searching for players in midfield. We have a need and we are still looking for players.

– “It’s going to be a long season but a season that is quite unusual due to the World Cup so you need to be prepared for this and need more players than in a normal season.”

– Ten Hag also confirmed that Harry Maguire will remain club captain.

– “I have to get to know all of the players and that takes time but he has been captain for years,” he added.

– “He has achieved a lot of success, so I don’t doubt this issue.”

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