'He has decided to leave' - Carlo Ancelotti confirms Casemiro will join Manchester United from Real Madrid
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ByEurosport
Updated 19/08/2022 at 11:42 GMT
In one of the more surprising moves of the summer it seems that Erik ten Hag and Manchester United will finally get some new faces in midfield. Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Brazilian midfielder Casemiro has asked to leave the club and it is now expected that he will join United on a deal. Casemiro has won multiple Champions League titles whilst at Madrid.
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Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Brazilian midfielder Casemiro has asked to leave the club, and is now expected to join Manchester United.
The rumours of United moving for Casemiro came as a surprise, after the Premier League giants spent so long chasing after Frenkie de Jong during this summer window.
However, they turned their attention to Casemiro and it seems the move is now going to happen.
Ancelotti said at his press conference on Friday ahead of Real Madrid's match against Celta Vigo: "Casemiro asked to leave, we have to respect his decision. We are not sad, the love for him is big. We are respectful.
"We didn't try to convince him to stay. I listened to his desire. I respect him."
Casemiro has spent nine years at Real Madrid, helping them to five Champions League and three La Liga titles.
He signed a contract last year to stay at Real Madrid until 2025, but is set to join United on a multi-year contract.
With Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, plus younger talents such as Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde at the club, there is no guarantee Casemiro would have got the game time he desires this season.
The 30-year-old will not feature against Liverpool on Monday, even if a deal is completed soon.
Should the move happen, it will be a major boost for United as they have had problems in midfield who were shown up in their 2-1 defeat to Brighton and their 4-0 loss to Brentford.
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United are also in talks to sign Atletico Madrid forward Yannick Carrasco to strengthen their attacking options. The Telegraph report United could buy the Belgian for as little as £25m.
The reports come after United had their £67.6m bid for Ajax’s Antony rejected, with the Dutch club wanting to keep the 22-year-old.
Ten Hag’s side are also interested in Brighton’s Moises Caicedo, who has quickly become a first-team regular under Graham Potter after making his Premier League debut in April.
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