Marseille President, Pablo Longoria, has made it clear they are not going to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United, as they are in the market for “team players”.
Ronaldo’s future at Old Trafford is even now more uncertain, after he was dropped by manager Erik Ten Hag for their trip to Chelsea on Saturday.
The 37-year-old has been punished for leaving Old Trafford before full time, after refusing to come on as a substitute in the 2-0 win over Tottenham.
While financial constraints at Marseille mean that a move for Ronaldo would always be difficult, the Portuguese superstar appears to have ruled himself out of contention for a move to France with his recent displays of petulance at Old Trafford.
Longoria has told RMC Sport: “Football is very clear. You make do with the means you have at your disposal, with a financial balance. You have to do everything to get better results, seek to improve the team, but with financial stability. That’s important in 2022. We need a sustainable financial situation.
“We are far from ideas like that [of signing Ronaldo], of big stars, individual players. We’re more focused on team players who put in individual performances which serve the team. We have a project where everyone needs to work for a collective.”
