Man United are closing in on Casemiro – or has his mum confirmed the deal is off? – but Carlo Ancelotti is either devastated or not bothered.
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Casemiro’s transfer to Manchester United has entered the interminable final stage. A fee has been agreed between the two clubs. Personal terms are not thought to be an issue, with wages and contract length widely reported. The wider footballing world has reacted.
That sadly leaves one final scramble to hoover up any possible clicks before official announcements and the like.
Fortunately for both the Daily Mirror website and MailOnline, they are experts in this particular sh*thouse field. And so…
‘Casemiro’s mum drops huge Man Utd transfer hint as fans notice her Instagram activity’
‘Casemiro’s mother drops hint Real Madrid midfielder’s £60m Man United move is close after following them on Instagram… only for her to unfollow Premier League club just MINUTES later’
No prizes for guessing which headlines belongs to which outlet. If you’re struggling, check for character count, ellipses and RANDOM CAPITALISATION.
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The best bit is that once such a story has been covered in one place, the usual suspects plough in because original thought is for nerds.
‘Casemiro’s mum appears to confirm imminent Manchester United transfer’ is the Manchester Evening News‘ take.
Well she unfollowed them hours later so did that appear to confirm the collapse of said imminent Manchester United transfer? Or does this only work one way?
The Daily Star website have the right idea: ignore the quite important first part of the story and focus only on the subsequent bit. ‘Casemiro’s mum ‘unfollows Man Utd on Instagram’ as Real Madrid star closer to transfer,’ they say.
Mediawatch has already committed far too much time and energy to this. They have our clicks. We are the fools here.
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But what does Carlo Ancelotti think of the deal? The Italian did speak about it on Friday morning but reports about his general mood had emerged long before then.
‘Ancelotti values Casemiro highly and is loath to see him go as he has been instrumental to Madrid’s tactical set-up, winning 18 titles during his nine seasons there’ – Pete Jenson and Simon Jones, Daily Mail.
‘Sources say Real coach Carlo Ancelotti is “not fussed” about losing Casemiro, a five-times Champions League winner with Real’ –…
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