{"id":570148,"date":"2026-03-28T14:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T14:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/570148\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T14:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T14:45:08","slug":"romano-reveals-final-decision-on-casemiro-as-ineos-reveal-three-man-replacement-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/570148\/","title":{"rendered":"Romano reveals ‘final’ decision on Casemiro as INEOS reveal three-man replacement shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Man Utd have decided that will not make a U-turn on Casemiro\u2019s future and the Brazilian will leave in the summer.<\/p>\n

Michael Carrick has been a breath of fresh air since replacing Ruben Amorim as interim head coach with Man Utd<\/a> looking likely to secure Champions League football next season.<\/p>\n

Carrick has won seven, drawn two and lost one of his ten matches in charge of the Red Devils with his side up to third in the Premier League table<\/a> and, crucially, six points ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Casemiro has been one of their standout players during their recent run of good form and there were calls for him to stay after scoring in their 3-1 win over Aston Villa earlier this month.<\/p>\n

It was claimed that Man Utd were \u2018willing to reopen talks\u2019 with the Brazil international as the Red Devils hierarchy believe Casemiro \u2018still has plenty to offer at the highest level\u2019.<\/p>\n

However, Romano has now confirmed that new talks never materialised and that Casemiro will definitely leave on a free transfer at the end of the season.<\/p>\n

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Romano told his YouTube channel<\/a>: \u201cHe said these would be his final games for the club. And that\u2019s the reality: Casemiro will leave on a free transfer this summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, from what I\u2019m hearing, Manchester United didn\u2019t approach him in recent weeks to say: please stay one more season, let\u2019s fight for the Champions League together. No \u2013 this is a mutual agreement. It\u2019s time to move on.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Casemiro, a new adventure. For United, an opportunity to save a huge salary and reinvest in at least one \u2013 possibly two \u2013 midfielders this summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd already, there\u2019s strong interest in Casemiro. There have been calls from MLS clubs, including LA Galaxy and Inter\u202fMiami. Saudi clubs remain keen \u2013 they\u2019ve wanted him since two years ago, remember. European clubs too, although wages could be an issue.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSo, plenty of options on the table. Casemiro will take his time, talk with his agency and family, and choose not just for football reasons \u2013 but for personal ones too.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Daily Mail have now revealed<\/a>: \u2018Newcastle\u2019s Sandro Tonali, Elliot Anderson of Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace \u2019s Adam Wharton are United\u2019s top contenders to take over from the Brazil star when he leaves Old Trafford at the end of the season.<\/p>\n

\u2018The club have been linked with a number of central midfielders since it became clear that Casemiro would be moving on, and they are likely to be in the market for another one if Manuel Ugarte departs. United will face competition from their biggest Premier League rivals, notably Manchester City who are thought to be leading the chase for Anderson.\u2019<\/p>\n

Former Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea striker Chris Sutton thinks the debate to keep Casemiro was centred around \u201ca bit of sentimental guff\u201d.<\/p>\n

Sutton said on BBC Radio Five Live earlier this month: \u201cI don\u2019t really get the debate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think under [Ruben] Amorim he was really exposed. Under [Michael] Carrick his numbers and performance level has improved but so has the team\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think this is a bit of sentimental guff more than anything. If\u00a0\u00a0Manchester United want to really move forward as a club, Casemiro isn\u2019t the future for that.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been a great player but it comes to us all, he just doesn\u2019t have the legs he once had.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Man Utd have decided that will not make a U-turn on Casemiro\u2019s future…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":570149,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,104720,28198,596,818,1525,44,1614,85],"class_list":["post-570148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-casemiro","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-football","tag-home-page","tag-manchester-united","tag-news","tag-premier-league","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=570148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/570149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=570148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=570148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}