Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Man Utd signing Casemiro has given a much-needed boost to the club’s squad of players.
It is fair to say that Erik ten Hag’s start to life as manager of Manchester United has not really gone to plan.
Positive feelings during pre-season soon waned as the Red Devils have lost their opening two Premier League games of the season against Brighton and Brentford.
Liverpool hothead Nunez follows in footsteps of first players to see red in a Premier League season
These defeats have seemingly made the club’s hierarchy realise that Ten Hag needs to be backed in the transfer market before the window closes on September 1.
After bringing him Lisandro Martinez, Christian Eriksen and Tyrell Malacia, they are set to confirm the signing of Casemiro from Real Madrid.
This purchase really came out of nowhere, as United were previously wasting a lot of time trying to sign Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona.
Talks between United and Real Madrid progressed quickly with the English club agreeing to pay an initial £60m for the 30-year-old. This fee could reach £70m as £10m is included in potential add-ons.
With Casemiro playing alongside Fred for Brazil, we may have finally seen the end of the McFred partnership, with Scott McTominay attracting interest from several Premier League clubs.
Man Utd’s players are certainly in need of a confidence boost and signing Casemiro has done that, according to Romano.
Knowing that the Brazilian is coming in has made it so ‘smiles in the group’ are back.
As Romano states, this is all well and good but everyone associated with the club will hope that this translates to improved performances on the pitch.
They could not get much worse after their 4-0 loss against Brentford, but they will have to be at a whole new level if they are going to beat Liverpool at Old Trafford on Monday night.
In the same fixture last season, Jurgen Klopp’s side triumphed 5-0 in what was one of quite a few torrid days for Man Utd during the 2021/22 campaign.
Ten Hag’s first game in charge during pre-season was against Liverpool, with United picking up a surprising 4-0 victory.
Fast forward to now and it has been proved that friendly results really do mean f*** all as United have returned to their old ways.
Romano has also revealed that Ten Hag is wanting a ‘great reaction’ from his players against Liverpool. He has also told his squad that he sees this important fixture ‘as an opportunity to…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Football365…