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Manchester United now ready to sell £350,000-a-week player who Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants gone

Dylan Walsh

Sun 21 January 2024 10:15, UK

Manchester United are reportedly ready to offload Casemiro, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s new footballing hierarchy wanting the midfielder gone.

The Brazilian international has struggled for form and fitness this season, with Casemiro looking like a completely different player after what the midfielder managed to achieve last year with the Red Devils.

Earning a reported £350,000-a-week, Casemiro is also one of the highest-paid players at United, and the Old Trafford side are now willing to take drastic action over the 31-year-old.

, Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group are open to reaching a pay-off agreement with Casemiro, which could see United lose up to £20m to get rid of the Brazilian.

Indeed, whilst Casemiro’s wages are rather outlandish, the midfielder showed why season why United made such a huge financial commitment to bring the South American superstar to Manchester.

And whilst offloading Casemiro isn’t the worst idea in the world, Erik Ten Hag should be working to get the best out of the former Real Madrid dynamo, which the Dutch coach clearly can do.

Manchester United could be making a mistake in offloading Casemiro

There’s no denying that Casemiro’s form has dropped off this season, with the intensity of the Premier League clearly starting to show for the 31-year-old.

However, outright offloading the midfielder doesn’t seem like the most productive thing for United to do, even if Casemiro is one of the club’s highest-paid players.

It’s clear that the Brazilian still enjoys playing for United and is highly respected amongst his teammates, with Ten Hag clearly a big fan of Casemiro.

And the Dutch coach should be given time to try and get Casemiro back to his best, with the former Madrid star a sensation last year for United.