Manchester United set to pay Real Madrid an initial £50.7m for Casemiro with £8.5m in add-ons; midfielder has agreed to sign a four-year contract with the option of a further 12 months; Ajax have rejected Man Utd’s £67.6m bid for forward Antony.
United are set to pay the Spanish giants an initial £50.7m for Casemiro with £8.5m in add-ons, while the Brazilian has a four-year contract with the option of a further 12 months at Old Trafford on the table.
But the move is unlikely to be completed in time for the 30-year-old to be available for Monday night’s home game against Liverpool as he requires a visa.
Casemiro is greatly appreciated by Real boss Carlo Ancelotti, but, speaking on Friday, the Italian confirmed the player wants “to try a new challenge”.
“I talked to him this morning,” Ancelotti said. “He wants to try a new challenge, a new opportunity. I and the club understand it.
“With what he’s done at this club and the person he is, we have to respect it. There are talks right now, nothing is official, but he wants to leave.
“We wish him all the best in his next challenge.”
