Cristiano Ronaldo's agent confirmed he'll stay at Manchester United

Although Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Sporting CP, and Napoli were all linked with a move for

's forward,

failed to secure a move away from the club as he is included in the United's traveling squad for their Thursday Premier League match against

.

sporting director

Hasan Salihamidzic

revealed a conversation he had with Ronaldo's super-agent,

. He told Germany's

:

"I often talk to Jorge Mendes. Yes, we spoke.

"Ronaldo is an incredibly big personality. A big player who has made his mark on the world of football in recent years.

"It wasn't an option for us because we were doing other things and before that we organised our attack in such a way.

"But you don't have to feel sorry for him. He's a great footballer who has achieved great things in recent years."

With

moving to Barcelona, Bayern was linked with a move for England captain

. Salihamidzic added:

"It's too early to talk about it.

"If you look at our attack now: we have eight players for four positions. If you look at the training sessions, it's great fun to watch.

"Some training games are better than Bundesliga games. That's why it's much too early to talk about it. The way we played offensively and scored so many goals, I'm very happy about that."

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