{"id":616413,"date":"2022-08-16T16:58:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T20:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=616413"},"modified":"2022-08-16T17:13:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T21:13:37","slug":"manchester-united-casemiro-live-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/16\/manchester-united-casemiro-live-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"David Ornstein: Manchester United in \u2018Live Talks\u2019 Over &#8216;Monster&#8217; Midfielder After Latest Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/16\/manchester-united-antony-ajax-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> are internally discussing a deal for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/30\/real-madrid-are-interested-in-midfielder\/\" target=\"_self\">Real Madrid<\/a>\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/ronaldo.com\/football-news\/you-bstard-youre-a-monster-zidane-to-casemiro\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> &#8216;monster&#8217;<\/a> midfielder Casemiro in order to try and sign at least one high-profile midfielder before the end of the summer transfer window, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3512766\/2022\/08\/16\/adrien-rabiot-manchester-united-casemiro\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Ornstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Erik ten Hag Sets Sights on Serial Winner Casemiro From Real Madrid<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Adrien Rabiot to Man Utd now highly unlikely. Gap in wage offer\/expectation mean move not happening as things stand. Live talks over other options such as Casemiro. De Jong improbable but <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a> hope to get a top midfielder before deadline @TheAthleticUK <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pKojDR5GHM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/pKojDR5GHM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1559606465861746688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Adrien Rabiot Deal Stalls Due to Wage Expectation<\/h3>\n<p>The internal talks began after the club\u2019s pursuit of Juventus midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/all-parties-confident-adrien-rabiot-move\/\" target=\"_self\">Adrien Rabiot<\/a> became unlikely to ever materialise due to the player\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1559607942919454721?s=21&amp;t=b-6TtVzweETnljtFIV2Zxg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">salary expectations<\/a>, which the Manchester side were unwilling to meet. It is now extremely improbable that the deal goes through, with United failing once again to secure a target this summer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/erik-ten-hag-cristiano-ronaldo\/\" target=\"_self\">Erik ten Hag<\/a> and his team have now turned their attention to the Copa America winner and are reportedly in \u201clive talks\u201d over a potential deal.<\/p>\n<p>United are <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1558528898165604358?s=21&amp;t=b-6TtVzweETnljtFIV2Zxg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">actively seeking<\/a> reinforcements on the market since their disastrous opening to the season; losing 2-1 at home to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/05\/chelsea-brighton-hove-albion-marc-cucurella\/\" target=\"_self\">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/a> on August 7 and conceding four goals in 35 minutes to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/14\/manchester-united-decision-de-gea-future\/\" target=\"_self\">Brentford<\/a> the following week, leaving them rock bottom of the Premier League in 20th place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/14\/erik-ten-hag-manchester-united-training\/\" target=\"_self\">Erik ten Hag Lays Down the Law at Manchester United With Strict Response to Brentford Embarrassment<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Casemiro Honours List Continues to Grow &#8211; Became European Champion Again in May<\/h3>\n<p>The Brazilian provides an experienced, proven and dominant figure on the pitch. He has won almost everything on offer to him throughout his career, and at Real Madrid has secured his name in the Spanish giants&#8217; history forever; five Champions Leagues, three La Liga titles, three UEFA Super Cups, FIFA Club World Cups and Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a trophies, and one Copa del Rey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/16\/cristiano-ronaldo-manchester-united-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Cristiano Ronaldo Wants Manchester United to \u2018Tear up His Contract\u2019 Allowing Him to Leave on a Free<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Currently, Scott McTominay and Fred take a regular place in United\u2019s defensive midfield and have rarely looked like a secure pairing in front of the backline. Against Brighton, the Scotland international was lucky to escape a red card after a reckless challenge on Moises Caicedo, which had to be checked by VAR. Fans have regularly stated their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theunitedlink\/status\/1558127132500303872?s=21&amp;t=b-6TtVzweETnljtFIV2Zxg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lack of confidence<\/a> in the two and pleaded with United to bring in new arrivals to strengthen the position.<\/p>\n<h3>The Brazilian Would Provide Instant Impact in Lacklustre United Squad<\/h3>\n<p>Casemiro would change everything in United&#8217;s midfield. He is a recognised name across Europe and can offer Ten Hag\u2019s squad exactly what they need: leaving everything on the pitch, playing \u2018for the badge\u2019 and offering creativity in attack.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/RMBlancoZz\/status\/1557481983152095232?s=20&#038;t=NK2rXifyK-4fIWa2rHuyNA<\/p>\n<p>If he was to join, he would reunite with former Real Madrid teammates Raphael Varane and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/03\/ten-hag-manchester-united-ronaldo-furious\/\" target=\"_self\">Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a> &#8211; and fans would hope they can recreate the same form they were capable of in Spain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/every-premier-league-transfer-completed-in-summer-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">Every Premier League Transfer Completed in Summer 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils will face rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/villarreal-set-asking-price-for-arsenal-and-liverpool-teenage-target\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool<\/a> at Old Trafford on August 22 and will be keen to avoid the same embarrassment they endured last season. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/05\/jurgen-klopp-hints-new-liverpool-signings\/\" target=\"_self\">Jurgen Klopp<\/a>\u2019s men completed a double over United, with an aggregate score of 9-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are internally discussing a deal for Real Madrid\u2019s &#8216;monster&#8217; midfielder Casemiro in order to try and sign at least one high-profile midfielder before the end of the summer transfer window, according to David Ornstein. Erik ten Hag Sets Sights on Serial Winner Casemiro From Real Madrid \ud83d\udea8 Adrien Rabiot to Man Utd now [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4249,"featured_media":616419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,6,3,1366,7188],"tags":[1920,7380,9355],"class_list":["post-616413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-united","category-la-liga","category-premier-league","category-real-madrid","category-rumours","tag-casemiro","tag-manchester-united-transfer-rumours","tag-real-madrid-transfer-rumours"],"modified_by":"Joseph Howes, Site Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4249"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=616413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/616419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=616413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=616413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=616413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}