You missed a lot of news. It is said that Ronaldo is dissatisfied with United's ambitions and behavior in the transfer market, so he is looking for an option that would suit him. Before, I too was sure that he would end his "big" career at United, but now I'm sure the opposite.
I would agree that it sounds quite like what a journalist would say. If Roma would be capable of getting Ronaldo, they would just simply get him, get him as early as possible as well. The quicker they get him, the more jerseys they would sell as well.
But, I still think that Ronaldo definitely deserves another season with United, he is not a bad player and sending him to Roma feels a bit more like it would be a "punishment" for him. Juventus was a better team, went to United for one year and then off to a worse team? Wouldn't make sense to me. He should be staying in United and getting it done like he always does, last year was good for him and I believe this year will be even better.
The problem is that now United, although it is Ronaldo's "native" club, is not much different from Roma. They had big plans to rebuild the team, but so far, apart from the departure of the players, there are no serious purchases in sight. They seem to have agreed to buy De Jong under the scheme of 65 + 20 million, but the deal is still in limbo.