The Brazilian could become a Manchester United player in the next few hours in exchange for 60 million euros. Only Cristiano was more expensive in his thirties
60 million euros or what used to be called 10,000 million pesetas is an amount that marks a reference in the world of football. See if it will be important that more than two decades later Netflix will release a documentary about the transfer of Figo for, precisely, this amount from Barcelona to Real Madrid.
Casemiro is about to enter the 60 million club of euros if he finally signs in the next few hours for the Man Utd after the failure with Frenkie de Jong. The Brazilian would be the second most expensive transfer of a 30-year-old in history after his former partner Cristiano Ronaldo for whom Juventus paid an amount of 117 million in the summer of 2018.
The Brazilian midfielder has the offer of a lifetime on the table and at Real Madrid they know that it is a good sale after have acquired your substitute. The whites, if they are known for something in the world of football, is for knowing how to sell well and on time.
You just have to make a compilation of successful sales in the last decade starting with Varane, Di María, Ozil, Morata or Danilo to realize that meringues have the right timing to perform this type of operation. The only one who went wrong with this policy was a Claude Makelele who can perhaps be equated in the hierarchy with Casemiro.
Despite everything, there is a fundamental difference between the departure of the French and that of the Brazilian and this lies in his substitute. To fill Makelele’s position, David Beckman was used without shame, while to replace Casemiro they already have Tchouaméni without losing sight of Valverde or Camavinga.
the time to sell
The fact is that Real Madrid will be able to enlarge its reputation as a good seller if he finally gets 60 million for a footballer who already has 30 years on his card. It is true that the hierarchy and know-how of Casemiro have made him indispensable in the club, but it is also true that you have to know how to measure the times of the stages with the CMK (Casemiro, Modric and Kroos) in a clear sunset.
Real Madrid does not need the money, thanks to its healthy economy, but surely it will have to go to the transfer market to mitigate an exit that is more than justified by the economic figures. We will see if the whites go big or stay with a mediocrity depending also on whether they pocket a good figure for the possible departure of Marco Asensio.
When it seemed that the market was more than over for the reigning European champions, United have put the temptation at their door with a transfer that no one expected at the beginning of the summer. Casemiro, according to what has transpired, will have the biggest contract of his life and United to Roy Keane who never managed to replace after his retirement.