Manchester United holding talks to try and sell Casemiro - chof 360 news

Casemiro played his first game in a month against FCSB

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Manchester United have engaged several agents to try and sell Casemiro before the transfer deadline.

United have touched base with a number of intermediaries ahead of Monday's 11pm transfer deadline to identify a possible buyer for the 32-year-old midfielder.

Casemiro, 32, has 18 months left on his United contract but he has become such a peripheral squad member that the 21-year-old Toby Collyer started ahead of him in the Europa League wins against Rangers and FCSB.

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United head coach Ruben Amorim only introduced Casemiro in Bucharest on Thursday night after the team went 2-0 up in what was Casemiro's first appearance in exactly a month.

The former Real Madrid midfielder is effectively United's sixth-choice midfielder now that Bruno Fernandes is playing in a deeper role. Christian Eriksen also lined up in the Rangers and FCSB matches.

When asked why Casemiro was not selected against Rangers last week, Amorim said: "He has to have the characteristics and then I have to choose the player with characteristics that I see the game. So it’s just that.

"I have to make some choices. I want to play a style of game that is sometimes different from other coaches and I have to choose based on that, that’s all."

United signed Casemiro from Madrid for £60million rising to £70m in August 2022 on a four-year contract with the option of an additional year.

With the cost of a player spread across the length of his contract, United would require an unlikely fee of £22.5m to sell Casemiro before the transfer deadline and avoid a loss under the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules.

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