Cristiano Ronaldo faces being stuck at Manchester United for the rest of this season even though he wants to leave so that he can keep playing regularly.
The attacker has been keen to leave the club since the summer and they denied him an early exit after appointing a new manager to lead the team.
Ronaldo has since been frustrated and recently refused to come on in a league game against Tottenham, which made more news than the hard-fought victory.
Clubs are running away from him and it seemed he will return to Italy with SS Napoli who are flying high in the Italian top flight at the moment.
However, Matchplug understands the Serie A leaders have refused to become his newest home even though he has agreed to take a pay cut to make the move.