Cristiano Ronaldo ‘keen’ to reunite with Man Utd man with Al Nassr ‘hopeful’ of signing £60m star
Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly ‘keen’ for Al Nassr to sign Casemiro from Manchester United in the winter transfer window.
Casemiro and Ronaldo won 12 trophies โปรโมชั่น ufabet together at Real Madrid before the latter left for Juventus in 2018.
Ronaldo returne to Man Utd in 2021 and was joine by his ex-Los Blancos team-mate a year later.
The Portuguese superstar’s contract was terminate by the Red Devils in November 2022, meaning their reunion was short and not very sweet.
Ronaldo signed for Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr after the World Cup in Qatar and is reportedly intereste in playing with Casemiro at a third club.
Casemiro has linke with the Saudi Pro League countless times since the start of the 2023/24 campaign and a move could finally materialise this month.
Al Nassr are ‘hopeful’ they can land the Man Utd midfielder in the January window and are ‘the most likely destination’ for the player.
Ronaldo is ‘keen on the deal’ and the signing of Casemiro would indicate that the 39-year-old ‘intends to extend his own Al Nassr contract’ amidst speculation over a return to Europe, the report adds.
Having said Al Nassr are struggling to “compete with teams like Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad”, Ronaldo has hinted that he wants new signings brought in and ‘Casemiro would fit the bill’.
The former Real Madrid and FC Porto midfielder ‘is open to the. Saudi move and was last summer’ but an agreement could not be reache with Man Utd.
Casemiro is on Al-Nassr’s list of targets with the club, base in the capital Riyadh, having created space for a foreign signing by selling Ivorian international midfielder Seko Fofana to French club Rennes for €20 million. They are also in talks for Brazilian midfielder Anderson Talisca to move to Turkey and join Fenerbahce.
That would mean Al-Nassr no longer being at their maximum quota of eight foreign players over the age of 21 in their squad. The number is limite by the SPL with every club in the league going into the January window needing to sell, deregister or terminate contracts if they want to buy.
Al-Nassr’s rivals, Al-Ittihad, who are also one of the big four clubs owne by the Saudi Public. Investment Fund, had wante to sign Casemiro last summer but are unable to make a move for him during this window.
It remains to be seen what kind of fee United would demand for Casemiro who joine them in the summer of 2022 for £60 million in a deal that has turne out to be a costly error.
There is understood to be an acceptance that Casemiro may need to move to continue his career and that the SPL is an appealing option.