Saudi Pro League clubs interested in signing Casemiro from Man Utd in 2024

Casemiro has emerged as one of the Saudi Pro League's primary transfer targets for 2024, with an offer even possible for the Manchester United midfielder in January, understands.

United signed the Brazilian from Real Madrid in August 2022 after a poor start to Erik ten Hag's reign as manager, and he made a huge difference to the solidity of the team in the months that followed. Casemiro scored a number of important goals, helping United to a top four finish in the Premier League, a Carabao Cup win and FA Cup final appearance.

His signing has been met with criticism at times due to its huge cost — United paid £60m plus an additional £10m in add-ons and agreed to wages around £300,000 a week — as well as the length of the contract. United are just over a year into a four-year agreement and also have an option to trigger a further season's stay, with Casemiro turning 32 in February.

While a short-term success, Casemiro has struggled for form in the early months of the new campaign, with United losing five of their 11 league games to date. His ability to cover ground in Ten Hag's team has been criticised while the manager himself also controversially stated he «wanted more football» as a reason for substituting him against Brentford last month.

Casemiro is injured at present but is, as has learned, one of the names of interest to the Saudi Pro League as they look to continue building a competitive division of top-level players. Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar are two of the best-known stars to choose to move to the Middle East to date and PIF are preparing for a new wave of incomings in 2024.

It's understood that a number of United players, with Casemiro and even captain Bruno Fernandes, are of interest and the chances of deals