Is Casemiro Headed to the Saudi Pro League at the End of the Season?

No one at Manchester United has mirrored the team’s struggles this season like the experienced central midfielder Casemiro.

The Brazilian has struggled to impact a team with no consistency throughout the season.

The former Real Madrid midfielder and Champions League winner, signed by Manchester United for £70 million in 2022, has seen his form drop and his influence wane in the Old Trafford midfield.

In the wake of his poor showing filling in at center-back due to injury in Manchester United’s 4-0 pummeling by Crystal Palace, rumors are swirling about his future, with the Saudi Pro League mooted as the most likely destination for the multiple Champions League winner with Los Blancos.

Casemiro’s deal at Manchester United has two years remaining, with an option to extend it for another year. This ensures that if the Brazilian were to leave, he would fetch United a significant sum.

The Saudi Pro League will look to continue with its project by targeting some of the marquee names in world football, including the Premier League. Casemiro fits the bill and would offer the name recognition, experience, and quality to improve any side in the Saudi Pro League.

With Chelsea’s Thiago Silva having agreed to return to the Brazilian Serie A with his boyhood club, Fluminense, Casemiro’s move to the Saudi Pro League is not a foregone conclusion. Instead, the Saudi Pro League has to be proactive and competitive to tempt the Carabao Cup winner away from Manchester United and beat the competition likely to come from the Brazilian Serie A and the U.S. MLS.