Jesus and federation chief reportedly tried to stop Ronaldo leaving at airport

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ronaldo-cristiano/WGOY4FSt/"]Ronaldo[/a][/b] said on social media ‌on Wednesday that he was leaving the ‌[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portugal/WvJrjFVN/"]Portugal[/a] camp in Denmark following a conversation with Proenca, casting ‌doubt on his international future on the ‌eve of their Nations League [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/denmark-0KUdxQVi/portugal-WvJrjFVN/?mid=Y5Bq2moK"]match against Denmark in Copenhagen on Thursday[/a].[/p][p]Portugal's record goalscorer said he would reveal his ‌reasons in due course, while the ⁠FPF confirmed that ‌the 41-year-old forward had left the squad.[/p][p]Ronaldo had been due ​to train with the squad at the Parken Stadium on Wednesday, but left ​before the session began.[/p][image alt="Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo before the match against Norway" id="48fccc39-a952-48f2-86eb-3f88d4182459" credit-line="Cornelius Poppe/NTB via Reuters" guid="4ed27e22-f155-470f-88be-658fbc595945" original-width="7488" original-height="4992" /][p]He returned to the team hotel and collected his belongings, [i][b]Marca[/b][/i] reported, before heading ⁠to the airport ​to take a private flight to Madrid.[/p][p][b]Jesus and Proenca followed him there in an attempt to persuade him to remain in Copenhagen but failed to ‌change his mind, the newspaper added.[/b][/p][p]The FPF disciplinary code states that national team players who leave without permission can be subject to a suspension of one to six months from the Portugal national team.[/p][p]The FPF did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on the Marca report.[/p][p]Only hours earlier, Jesus had said Ronaldo would ‌take part in Wednesday's training session and denied ​there was any problem between them.[/p][p]He did confirm ‌a private conversation with Ronaldo on Tuesday, after the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-nassr/h4I89ZuE/"]Al Nassr[/a] forward did not feature during [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/norway-8rP6JO0H/portugal-WvJrjFVN/?mid=UycFdR8s"]Portugal's 2-1 win over Norway on Sunday[/a].[/p][p]He added that Ronaldo was angry with him, but ⁠as far as he ⁠was concerned, it ‌was "water under the bridge."[/p][infobox id="5a8fbd57-e97c-4bdc-9f6b-fb0fb254e893" /]