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– Manchester United have cooled their interest in Adrien Rabiot over what they believe are excessive wage demands and are instead exploring a move for Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro.
– United have refused to meet Rabiot’s demands despite offering to make the French midfielder one of the highest-paid players at the club.
– Sources have told that Rabiot’s request for a larger financial package is to compensate for giving up Champions League football at Juventus to spend at least one season in the Europa League at Old Trafford.
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Adrien Rabiot’s salary requests are considered crazy by Man United. Discussions are now in total stand-by, could only change in case Rabiot changes his mind. 🚨🇫🇷 #MUFC
Man Utd won’t change salary bid made to Rabiot. Up to him, as board’s already exploring other options. ⤵️ https://t.co/BpeMDxa0fu
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 16, 2022
– Manager Erik ten Hag is desperate to sign a midfielder before the transfer deadline on Sept. 1. They are looking at a deal for Casemiro and, although sources close to United accept it’s a “long shot,” have been given enough encouragement an agreement is possible to pursue it.
– Casemiro, 30, was a substitute for Real Madrid’s opening league game of the season against Almeria with manager Carlo Ancelotti instead picking a midfield of Toni Kroos, Eduardo Camavinga and summer signing Aurelien Tchouameni.
🚨🎖| Manchester United are considering a £50m move for Casemiro. @TeleFootball
— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) August 16, 2022
– Sources have told that Casemiro’s preference would be to stay at the Bernabeu, where he has a contract until 2025, but the Brazilian has not ruled out a move to Old Trafford.
– United remain in the hunt for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong but sources have told that they are growing more pessimistic about whether a deal is possible so close to the end of the window.
– Chelsea are also interested in the Dutchman and De Jong would prefer to move to a Champions League club if he has to leave Camp Nou.
– United have made a disastrous start to the season with back-to-back defeats to Brighton and Brentford.
– Ten Hag’s team sit bottom of the Premier League table with just two weeks to improve the squad ahead of the close of the transfer window.
