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Jack Flintham

Cristiano Ronaldo breaks silence on Erik ten Hag as Barcelona send message to Manchester United

Here are your Manchester United evening headlines for Friday, June 3.

Ronaldo breaks silence on Ten Hag

Cristiano Ronaldo insists he is still happy at United and is looking forward to working under new manager Erik ten Hag.

United great Ronaldo, 37, scored 24 goals in his first season back at the club after 12 years and could receive his fourth Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award on Saturday.

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There have been doubts over Ronaldo's future after United failed to qualify for the Champions League, a competition Ronaldo has played in for 19 successive seasons and won five times. Ronaldo is contracted to United until next year, with the option of an additional year.

Read more from Ronaldo here.

Barcelona send De Jong message to United

Barcelona have rejected claims they are planning for Frenkie de Jong's departure to United this summer.

The Manchester Evening News revealed last month that United are weighing up a potential £75million move for De Jong and that Ten Hag had identified the player as a priority target. De Jong enjoyed a successful period under Ten Hag at Ajax between 2017 and 2019.

The pair have a strong relationship and it's understood Ten Hag would like to bring the midfielder to Old Trafford. Barcelona's financial problems are well documented and it appears the Catalan giants would be open to a sale, to raise some much-needed capital.

Read more from the La Liga club here.

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