Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo to return to Sporting Lisbon?

Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly closing in a return to Sporting Lisbon.

Since expressing a desire to leave the club to play Champions League football, the Portugal international has been linked with a departure from Old Trafford.

Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes has been working to try to find his client a new club, but the likes of Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have all turned down the opportunity to sign the 37-year-old.

A return to Sporting has also been rumoured, and according to Caught Offside, Ronaldo is close to signing for the club.

🚨 Cristiano Ronaldo is on the verge of signing for Sporting Lisbon.

The club are going to begin presentation preparations from tomorrow. Deal 99% done.

Jorge Mendes worked around the clock to find a solution.

Sporting squad have been preparing for Ronaldo's return for weeks. pic.twitter.com/BrFKn5IKjj

— CaughtOffside (@caughtoffside) August 25, 2022

The report indicates that a deal is nearly done, with Sporting set to begin preparations for a presentation to unveil their former academy product.

Ronaldo scored five goals and provided six assists in 31 appearances for the club before leaving to join United in 2003.