Casemiro, Manchester United and temptation: the example of Modric... or that of Varane

Casemiro

has a dilemma on the table.

At

, the Brazilian midfielder has won five

with

, has become a legend and is now analyzing the steps to be taken in the last stretch of his career.

He has a contract until

and a salary according to his status in the merengue squad, but he is no stranger to the interest he arouses in most of the big clubs in

.

He has always felt it and had always rejected it at first... Until now.

Manchester

has knocked, and with force, on the door of the Madridista '14', as Marca announced and

has been able to confirm .

, contrary to what happened other times, has not said "no".

Neither "yes".

, on his ascendancy in the locker room and on the competition (

, signed in the summer of 2021 for

;

, signed two months ago for 80).

The English team, bottom of the Premier League after two games, is desperate to find a midfielder to order his squad and has called half a continent.

Casemiro's doubts are already a victory for the '

', that this course will play the Europa League.

The

family , owners of the Old Trafford team, consider the sale of the club while trying to get their latest investments right.

And that's where Casemiro comes in, who has been offered a salary higher than the one he receives at the

and from whom they expect, if an agreement is reached, to talk to

.

At the moment, no United manager has contacted the upper echelons of Madrid, which is awaiting events.

"Agent things", they count at the moment in the club's hand positions.

When the time comes for a hypothetical request from Casemiro to leave, the white team would not cause any problems if the transfer offer is in line with the Brazilian's worth.

... In recent years, no player who has really wanted to leave Madrid has received a "no" for an answer.

Casemiro's case is reminiscent of two situations that the locker room has experienced in recent summers: those of

.

In the summer of 2018,

threw the house out the window for

.

After a sensational season, with a Champions League and a World Cup final that earned him the Ballon d'Or, the Croatian was close to leaving for

A.

He thought about it, and a lot, in some conversations that infuriated the Chamartín offices, and he finally decided to stay in the Spanish capital.

The result: four summers later, Modric remains a vital piece in the scheme of the current European champion.

Varane's case is different.

The Frenchman, eager for "new experiences", asked the club to accept United's offer with one year left on his contract.

He was

, wanting to try English football and the 'red' team gave him a superstar salary.

Twelve months later, Varane will play the Europa League at Old Trafford and has not started the

team's first two games .

These two experiences now sail on the head of Casemiro, loved by the dressing room, 'older brother' of the clan of young Brazilians that make up

and an almost irreplaceable piece for

, who has expressed his affection for him on numerous occasions.

But football passes quickly and the midfielder's decade in Madrid also weighs heavily and he would not be the first player to want to try other experiences.

Money, in this case, is not the first thing, because the

is exceptional and if the Brazilian only wanted a raise he would not need all this.

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