Cristiano Ronaldo stood up off the substitutes bench and applauded Antony after he marked his Manchester United debut with a goal against Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.
18.08.2022 - 17:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United are advancing with a prospective transfer for Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro.
The Manchester Evening News reported on Wednesday United deem the 30-year-old more attainable than principal midfield target Frenkie de Jong and are continuing negotiations with Casemiro’s representative.
A source says Casemiro feels marginalised by Madrid following the signing of midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni from Monaco for a summer-record fee of £85.3million.
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It remains to be seen whether United can secure a deal for Casemiro, a five-times Champions League winner and regular for the Brazil national team.
United have form for pursuing fanciful targets only to be used as a bargaining chip by the player’s representative to secure an improved salary.
Casemiro started in Real’s Champions League final victory over Liverpool in May and their defeat of Eintracht Frankfurt in the Super Cup last week but the arrivals of Tchouameni, 22, and the 19-year-old midfielder Eduardo Camavinga in the last year have plunged the former Porto player’s starting place into doubt.
United held discussions with Camavinga while he was still at Rennes last year but he favoured a move to Spain and Tchouameni was scouted last season.
Casemiro is under contract at Real until 2025 and played an instrumental role in their Champions League final victory over Liverpool. He started on the bench in Real's opening weekend win at Almeria on Sunday but he lined up in last week's Super Cup triumph.
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Cristiano Ronaldo stood up off the substitutes bench and applauded Antony after he marked his Manchester United debut with a goal against Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.
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