"Sunday, the king plays", said the Manchester United star when he was asked if he would play this weekend.

The forward was not included in United's squad for Saturday's friendly against at least one other team, even though he wants to leave the club.

He said he would play in United's match against Rayo.

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Although he met with United on Tuesday, his position remains the same, he wants to play for a club in the European Championship and win a trophy.

Man Utd squad for Saturday's Atletico Madrid friendly

Goalkeepers: David De Gea, Tom Heaton, Matej Kovar.

Defenders: Diogo Dalot, Alex Telles, Victor Lindelof, and others.

Goalkeepers: Christian Eriksen, Bruno Fernandes, Fred, Scott McTominay.

The forwards are Anthony Elanga, Anthony Martial, MarcusRashford, and Jadon Sancho.

He missed the club's pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia due to family reasons, but he is back with the team.

His possibilities are limited. They are not an option anymore, while the other two seem to have ruled themselves out as well.

Atleti fans displayed a banner that said "CR7 not welcome" at the friendly.

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Atletico Madrid fans unveiled a banner in protest against the prospect of signing Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo

Sky Sports News has been told by a source not to completely rule out the possibility ofRonaldo joining Atleti.

Has Ronaldo run out of options?

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"Ronaldo is one of the best players in the world, so there is no concern from Manchester United over his fitness or physical level."

It seems like he's going to have to stay despite the fact that he wants to leave. We will have to wait and see if he tries and swing it where the 25 per cent pay cut in his contract will be waiving away by United. It doesn't look like he's going to be able to get a foothold in the area.

A lot of elite clubs have distanced themselves from a deal forRonaldo as he has been trying to sell him to many of them."

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Danny Mills believes it could work in Erik ten Hag's favour if Cristiano Ronaldo secures a move away from Manchester United

An offer from Saudi Arabia is very high but it doesn't give him what he wants. No one else will be able to achieve the records he wants to achieve.

He wants to end his career at the top of his game. He will have to stay at Manchester United because there aren't many biters from the big clubs.

Everyone has their forwards, and the only club that looks like they could be spun by what is offered off the pitch isChelsea, who are the only club that looks like they could be spun by what is offered off the pitch. We were told that while he was in front of these clubs, he was putting forward his numbers in terms of social media influence, sponsorship and commercial gain. He is not in their plans now. They want to strengthen the defence.

"So, that leaves him with very little options." He wants to be competing at the highest level so if he goes to Saudi Arabia that will cut against everything he has said and everything we know about him.

Manchester United have always been very relaxed. He will see out the last year of his contract even though they insist he is not for sale. They have no issues or fears over what state he'll report back to pre-season in, becauseRonaldo is keeping fit, so they don't have to worry.

United not giving up on De Jong | Open to Bailly offers

United are comfortable with the broad agreement they have with Barcelona and are not giving up on the signing of Frenkie de Jong.

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Image: Manchester United still have hope of signing Frenkie de Jong

The club's deadline is to get a deal done before moving other targets. Sky Sports News has been told that United are keeping other options if a deal for De Jong doesn't happen.

Antony was one of the players that United were interested in, but he was not at the price that the club wanted.

EricBailly and Alex Telles are open to offers.

There has been interest from a number of different places. United would prefer a loan with an obligation to purchase.

There are no concrete offers yet for Telles, but his game time will be limited next season.

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