曼联希望C罗的长时间休息可以帮助他在回归时软化立场：他们错了。
（United hoped that Ronaldo’s extended break would help soften his position on the exit; they were wrong.）
7月26日，当C罗回到俱乐部的卡灵顿训练场时，一些资深人士被招来来说服他给滕哈格的“新”曼联一个机会，弗格森就是其中之一，C罗压根没有退让。
（When Ronaldo returned to the club’s Carrington training ground on July 26, a number of senior figures were enlisted to convince him to give Ten Hag’s “new” United a chance, Ferguson among them. Ronaldo hadn’t shifted an inch.）
他想离开，并认为曼联应该帮助他离开。（He wanted out and felt United should help facilitate his departure.）
