Man Utd make SHOCK transfer U-Turn

Manchester United have made a shock transfer U-Turn and are now expected to keep Casemiro this summer.

Until recently, the 33-year-old had seemed certain to be transfer listed at the end of the season.

But the Brazilian has been in brilliant form in recent weeks, rolling back the years and helping United reach the Europa League final.

As a result, the Daily Mirror reports that manager Ruben Amorim has been won over and sees Casemiro as an important part of his rebuild next season.

Casemiro to stay at Man Utd?

Casemiro now looks likely to stay at Man Utd until his contract expires in 2026.

Man Utd have been trying to offload Casemiro in the last two transfer windows and he was close to joining Roma in January.

The Brazilian was transfer listed last summer but the midfielder was unwilling to take a drastic pay cut as he is Man Utd’s highest paid player on £18.2 million per year.

But he is now set to stay despite being set for a 25 per cent pay increase if United qualify for the Champions League by beating Tottenham in the Europa League final.

Casemiro was arguably Man Utd’s signature move of the summer of 2022, as they splashed out over €70 million for the legendary midfielder from Real Madrid.

Some critics questioned paying such a large sum of money for a player who was already 30.

The 33-year-old performed well for much of his first season and he played a key role in them winning the Carabao Cup.

However, his form fell off badly in the 2023-24 campaign for a Man Utd team that endured a disastrous Premier League and Champions League season.

United finished in eighth place, out of the European places and with a negative goal difference. They also were knocked out of the Champions League group stages, finishing bottom of a group containing Bayern Munich, Copenhagen and Galatasaray, and conceding more goals than any English team in a group campaign ever.

They did win the FA Cup, but Casemiro did not play in the final.

This season, things initially got even worse for Casemiro and Man Utd, with the Red Devils in the bottom half of the table.

But Casemiro has enjoyed a strong end to the season and showed more of his old form.

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