Manchester United midfielders Casemiro and Christian Eriksen are usually not within the membership’s plans for the longer run. The Brazilian is set to run down the rest of his deal at Previous Trafford though the previous Tottenham Hotspur star goes to depart as a free agent this summer time, thereby liberating up an quantity from the membership’s wage finances.
With Ruben Amorim eager on touchdown a participant to characteristic within the double pivot beside Manuel Ugarte, Spanish supply Fichajes (h/t 90min) has reported that Manchester United are eager on signing Barcelona star Marc Casado in the summertime. The 21-year-old has additionally been linked with Chelsea in latest weeks although it has emerged that the Crimson Devils are keen to pay £67 million for him.
Casado is one in every of a number of skills who’ve damaged into the first-team at Barcelona from their highly-acclaimed academy, La Masia, and though he’s a key fixture in Hansi Flick’s plans, Barca’s precarious funds may persuade them into eliminating the Spanish worldwide, if certainly United make as eye-watering a suggestion because the supply suggests.
Man Utd might trump Chelsea
If Barcelona resolve to do away with Marc Casado for the precise provide, Manchester United will consider they’ve a greater likelihood of signing the participant than Chelsea. Admittedly, the Crimson Devils are usually not in the most effective place to play within the Champions League or win silverware however with Kobbie Mainoo’s wrestle for health and kind, Casado might slot into the group straight away.
At Chelsea, his state of affairs shall be far completely different as he should compete with the likes of Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo for minutes, while dealing with the danger of being one in every of a number of kids the membership has signed currently. It additionally stays to be seen if the Blues shall be keen to match Man United’s £67 million providing for a participant with such much less expertise.
It is very important be aware, nonetheless, that Casado stays an important a part of Barcelona’s plans and it’ll require a number of components to go down south for the Catalans to must half firm with him.
