Man Utd stars want Ronaldo out, Barca chaos – Wednesday’s transfer round up

FT Desk

• 10 Aug 2022 22:30 BST
• 3 min read

It was another eventful day in the transfer market as Man Utd stars push for Cristiano Ronaldo to leave the club.

Elsewhere, there is chaos at Barcelona as they are still unable to register any of their new signings.

Man Utd stars want Ronaldo out

Cristiano Ronaldo is wanted out of Manchester United by a significant portion of the Old Trafford dressing room, The Sun reports.

Ronaldo has been pushing to leave Man Utd publicly since the beginning of pre-season, when he failed to show up for training and subsequently missed the tour of Thailand and Australia.

Bernardo: City told me I can join Barca

Bernardo Silva has revealed that Manchester City have told him that he is free to join Barcelona this summer.

The Portuguese star is a well-known transfer target for the Blaugrana this summer, with Barca coach Xavi a huge fan of the midfielder.

Christensen and Kessie could be released

A sensational report by ESPN claims that Barcelona could be forced to release Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie from their contracts if they cannot register them by Saturday.

Barcelona kick off their La Liga season on Saturday against Rayo Vallecano but they have still not been able to register any of their summer signings.

Griezmann not given squad number

Antoine Griezmann has not been given a squad number by Atletico Madrid this summer, according to reports in Spain.

This suggests that Griezmann will indeed be leaving Atletico and finding a new club.

De Jong insulted by fans

Frenkie de Jong was subjected to insults on Wednesday by a handful of Barcelona fans, who are angry at the Dutchman’s refusal to lower his salary.

That is according to Barcelona journalist Reshad Rahman, who reports that a few fans hurled insults at De Jong as he entered the club’s training facilities.