Casemiro’s mum ‘unfollows Man Utd on Instagram’ as Real Madrid star closer to transfer
Casemiro’s mother followed then unfollowed Manchester United on Instagram in a slight hint over where her son will be heading very soon in the transfer window.
The Red Devils are entering desperation time in the transfer window having spent much of the summer fighting to convince Frenkie de Jong to ditch Barcelona for Stretford. While that deal is not dead in the water yet, the raid on Real Madrid for Casemiro might indicate the club’s confidence in signing the Dutchman.
And a transfer for Casemiro looks on after his mum followed United on Instagram – indicating that a move to Manchester is on the cards. A fee worth an initial £50.8million, plus £8.5m in potential add-ons has been offered.
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However, Magda de Faria Casemiro later unfollowed the club on the social media app.
Real Madrid remain among the 334 pages followed, along with fellow Blancos team-mates such as Karim Benzema, Eden Hazard and Vinicius Jr – as well as current United players Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane – who both played at the Bernabeu with Casemiro.
The Brazilian has also been offered mammoth wages that would see his Madrid contract doubled to £350,000-a-week over four years with an option for another year. That would see the midfielder earn £70m over the contract period.
It would also make him the third-highest paid player at Old Trafford, behind David de Gea (£375,000 a week) and Ronaldo (£480,000-a-week). With such extravagant finances involved, Casemiro is ready to leave the Bernabeu for United.
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At 30, there have been questions asked over whether the player is the right fit for Erik ten Hag – who prefers to develop youngsters and install in them his playing style. With Casemiro entering the latter stages of his career, the Brazil international has a very rigid style of play.
Nevertheless, the former Sao Paulo star has been one of the best players in his position over the last half-decade and also extremely successful. He has own five Champions League titles at Real, all as a key part of a midfield that also contained Luka Modric and Toni Kroos.
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