Cristiano Ronaldo responds to Atletico Madrid fans’ banners telling Man Utd star he is ‘not welcome’ amid transfer links

CRISTIANO RONALDO has reacted to Atletico Madrid fans holding up banners which read “CR7 not welcome”.

The Manchester United superstar, 37, is being heavily linked with a move away from Old Trafford this summer.

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And SunSport exclusively revealed on Thursday night that his agent Jorge Mendes has a deal in place if the Red Devils give him a figure to trigger a move.

Atletico Madrid have been talked up as a potential option for Ronaldo – one of the few Champions League clubs that seemed somewhat feasible.

However, Atleti supporters lost their minds at the thought of signing the Real Madrid legend.

They released a statement opposing a deal and held up anti-Ronaldo banners during a friendly match in an attempt to quash any potential move for the Man Utd star.

But Ronaldo was not willing to let it slide without a short comment of his own, taking to Instagram to simply respond with four laughing face emojis.

Atletico fans have had a deep disdain for Ronaldo for more than a decade since he began life at rivals Real Madrid.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner scored 450 goals in 438 games for the Spanish giants during a remarkable nine-year spell.

And he has also netted more times against Atleti than any other team in his career – managing 25 goals in 37 matches.

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They included Real’s fourth goal in their 4-1 Champions League final win over Atletico in 2014.

And then two years later in the 2016 final, Ronaldo struck the decisive penalty in the shoot-out to repeat Los Blancos’ stranglehold over their local rivals.

Earlier this week, Atletico fans release a statement insisting Ronaldo “goes against our values”.

Ronaldo’s problematic relationship with Atletico supporters means he has very few avenues to find a way out of Old Trafford this summer.

One of his last options may be to return to Sporting Lisbon on loan for the 2022/23 campaign.

But United have no intention of letting him leave before the expiration of his contract next summer.