Football | Real’s head coach confirms: the club’s top player Casemiro wants to join Manchester United

of Spain head coach of soccer champion Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti confirms that one of the team’s key players Casemiro wants to move to Manchester United. It tells about it, among other things The Guardian.

The Brazilian defensive midfielder has been a fixture at Real for years and is regarded as the best player in his position in the world.

“I have spoken with Casemiro and he wants a new challenge. We understand his decision,” Ancelotti commented at the press conference on Friday.

According to The Guardian, the transfer amount is around 60 million euros, to which another ten million can be added as various success and performance bonuses.

Casemiro, 30, has agreed a four-year deal, according to The Guardian.

Brazilian the move can be considered quite surprising, as ManU is not playing in the Champions League this season, but in the Europa League. Casemiro has won the Champions League no less than five times.

Part of the reason for the transfer is probably the fact that Real has young people Aurélien Tchouaméni and Eduardo Camavinga are looking for a place and playing time in the midfield.

Manchester United has had a miserable start to the English Premier League. The team has lost its first two matches and is last in the series with a goal difference of 1–6.