Cristiano Ronaldo wants Casemiro to join him at Al-Nassr (Photo by James Williamson – AMA/Getty Images)
Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo has approached Casemiro to persuade him to join Al-Nassr this summer.
The pair, who were team-mates at Real Madrid for six years, later reunited at Old Trafford when Casemiro join the club in 2022.
However, Ronaldo left midway through Casemiro’s debut season at the Theatre of Dreams following a falling out with Erik ten Hag.
The 39-year-old is trophyless in Riyadh, and lost last week’s King’s Cup final to rival Al-Hilal.
Ronaldo is unhappy with the club’s recruitment and wants it to be rectified this summer, when the transfer window opens.
Casemiro excelled during his first season at United but last season was one to forget for the Brazilian, as he suffered a dramatic loss of form.
The Brazilian has been left out of his country’s squad for this summer’s Copa America and has two years to run on his deal at United, where he earns around £340,000-a-week.
Ronaldo is trophyless at Al-Nassr. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
United are now minded to move Casemiro on, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS now in control of football operations.
And Marca say Ronaldo has made the first steps to bringing Casemiro to Saudi Arabia by calling the midfielder to persuade him to move to the club.
United paid an initial £60m fee for Casemiro two years ago, but they would accept a cut-price fee in order to get him off the books.
The club will look to sign at least two midfielders this summer, with Casemiro, Sofyan Amrabat and Christian Eriksen all likely to leave.
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