Casemiro | United Player
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Firstly, thank you for sharing. Secondly...
Reasonably tight budget?
What the feck?
We've come off of an awful season, we've freed up £50m per year in salaries + saving £20-25m if Ronaldo leaves.
And the budget is fecking tight?
What is wrong with you?
And 2 CMs and a FW?
If Ronaldo leaves, we need 2 FWs.
We also need a RB and a GK.
True. Though wasn’t Varane already being phased out of the team by that point? Plus his history with injuries. Not sure it’s the same like-for-like situation as with Casemiro, but I can see the angle of wanting a new challenge + big money
If we're looking at spending a mountain of cash on a ball winning midfielder with a high work rate, surely someone under 30 makes more sense? Matic was bought in similar circumstances and he did well for 2 years, but couldn't put in 90 minutes a week after that.
What is the point of having scouts if the majority of players bid on are from top clubs? Obviously there's "no value in the market" when you're exclusively looking at buying established players from Barca and Real. Meanwhile mid table PL clubs have buying gems off bottom half Ligue 1 clubs for a decade.
What is the point of having scouts if the majority of players bid on are from top clubs? Obviously there's "no value in the market" when you're exclusively looking at buying established players from Barca and Real. Meanwhile mid table PL clubs have buying gems off bottom half Ligue 1 clubs for a decade.
2 + 1 years contract would do nicely. Just in case he starts to decline.
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What the absolute feck are we doing?
80 million euros.
80 million euros.
Crazy price-tag but looks like we're serious. Feck it it's not my money and he's a HUGE upgrade.
It's not ideal but other reports saying it is closer to 60-70m Euros.
Who cares though, I've gone beyond the point of caring and allowances should be made for a player of Casemiro's calibre.
He's a winner. He's the best defensive midfielder in the world.
I'll take him for 80m Euros and £300K per week.
Frenkie money. Problem?
Still don't believe it.....yet.
Yeah,he's not Frenkie
Yeah he's better! as DMYeah,he's not Frenkie
I came around to the idea after this morning. But to use the whole De Jong budget and salary to get him.
We best get another midfielder to partner him the dumb fecks.
We best get another midfielder to partner him the dumb fecks.
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But almost 6 years older. Wonderful player in a position we have needed for years but I completely understand the scepticism on the price.
Are we really going to spend 70m on a 30 year old and pay him 350k p/w on top? 
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
You're right, different kinds of players. Casemiro is one of the best DCM in the world. I still don't believe it'll happen thoughYeah,he's not Frenkie
Just knock off another 15m
Why are people acting like this bloke is over the hill and past it at 30? He isn't. At all.
From what @UnitedSofa suggests they want two CMs and the De Jong money is still ringfenced.
Imagine Casemiro + De Jong
feck that just get it done.
67m would be including add ons . Will start around 50-55 and another 10 as add-on.
Can't say I'm thrilled to be blowing the frenkie budget on him either BUT... he just signed a contract last year, is one of if not THE best DM on the planet right now, and is leaving the la liga and cl champions. I'd say out of all of Woody's marquee signings, he's porbably actually worth it.
Agree on this. His display vs Liverpool in the final was deliciously satisfying, while Fabinho looked quite on edge in comparison.
He's the best DM in the world currently so the Schweinsteiger comps are quite off the mark...
Think We can forget FDJ. Think Rabiot will come back with his tails behind his butt . Rabiot - Casemiro will be our midfield .
Just as a bit of a comparison- Fernandinho played around 200 league games for Man City after the age of 30…
This is DEFINITELY a Ramos situation. Casemiro new deal incoming
Please don’t. My poor heart.
Just need to make sure he doesn't speak to Varane or Ronaldo.
Very unlikely I agree. Just repeating that the club seem to have still got money available for him.
Arnold did say there was £200m for transfers from memory.
I’m not too worried about him being 30, but I worry about the motivation. He’s won everything at Madrid, so it feels like it would be motivated by money.
Plus the potential fee is ridiculous and we wouldn’t see any of that money through a future sale. Feels short-sighted to me, but from footballing ability alone he would instantly make us better.
Plus the potential fee is ridiculous and we wouldn’t see any of that money through a future sale. Feels short-sighted to me, but from footballing ability alone he would instantly make us better.
He's got 3 years left on his contract
That'd be beautiful, instantly from the worst to one of the best midfields in the league. Stick Eriksen ahead of 'em and we'd be sorted.
Lot of post deleting gonna happen in that other Casemiro thread if he does sign
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