It was revealed that Manchester United posted 20 million to clean Casemiro, and Ronaldo did not like him! Ronaldo asked Saudi Arabia to bring him in
According to British media reports, Manchester United are willing to pay Casemiro £20 million to leave Old Trafford on a free basis in the summer. That's because new owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has a deep disdain for the veteran Brazilian, making it clear that it was one of the club's wrong recruitment decisions.
Casemiro joined Manchester United from Real Madrid for £70 million in 2022 and has enjoyed an impressive first season at the club. But he has slipped rapidly this season, struggled on the pitch, and even been sidelined for a long time after last November due to a serious injury.
Casemiro is now fit and was named in United's squad for the game against Tottenham last week, albeit as a substitute as he is no longer an integral part of Ten Hag's squad. The 53-year-old Dutch coach chose McTominay instead of the "Fat Tiger", and the starters were Eriksen and Kobe Maynor.
Now, the £1.35 billion £1.35 billion takeover of Manchester United's 25 per cent stake in Rajue is set to take charge of football, and among the first things the 71-year-old British billionaire wants to do is see off Casemiro, who is about to turn 32, and he hopes to complete it in the coming months. Rajue admires long-term and stable Manchester United legends like Cantona and Paul Scholes, and does not like a hurried passer-by like Casemiro.
According to the British "Daily Star", Manchester United will completely change the contract structure, and Rajue wants to pay more attention to cultural construction, and for this reason, he can even terminate some unreasonable contracts early, like Casemiro. The Brazilian captain earns a whopping £350,000 a week and is under contract until 2026, with the club also having a one-year option to renew.
According to The Star, if Casemiro cannot be sold soon, United will seek to negotiate a termination with Casemiro at the end of the season, which could require a hefty £20 million payment. The club has also not ruled out terminating his contract in the second half of the season, which will allow Fat Tiger to transfer to some leagues where the transfer window has not closed, such as Major League Soccer.
Some teams in Europe have their eye on Casemiro, such as Juventus and AC Milan in Serie A, but they clearly can't afford to pay a high price. Saudi Arabia's professional league has money, but Casemiro's willingness to join is another obstacle. Cristiano Ronaldo has recently been rumoured to have asked his side Riyadh to sign Casemiro so that he can work with the former Real Madrid and Manchester United team-mate again.
Casemiro did travel to the Middle East recently, but he received his 2023 Player Career Award in Dubai, where the Brazilian was honoured alongside Chelsea legend John Terry in recognition of their career achievements. After winning the award, Casemiro also celebrated with Manchester United team-mates Lisandro Martinez and Diogo Darlow.
However, barring a dramatic shift in thinking over the next six months, Casemiro's departure from Manchester United this summer may be a foregone conclusion, and it is just a matter of how to transfer. The Red Devils have been linked with a number of young midfielders who are expected to be Casemiro's successors, such as Benfica's Portugal international Joao Neves.
And if they want to make better signings, United are thought to need to send away high-paid fringe players such as Casemiro, Jadon Sancho, Donny van de Beek and Raphael Varane. The Manchester Evening News reports that while Manchester United's top priority is one or two centre-forwards, incoming chief executive Omar Berada has more important things to do, and that is the permanent transfer of the star. Only by sending away useless players who are overpaid can there be a healthy budget to buy high-level new signings.