Casemiro is reported to be “open” to joining Major League Soccer once his Manchester United contract expires this summer, with lifestyle considerations cited as a major factor.<\/p>\n
Several MLS sides have been linked as interested suitors and the Telegraph say the “lifestyle” on offer in the United States is a key part of the appeal. Casemiro has been known to holiday in Miami, and the suggestion is that the chance to spend more time with family is influencing his thinking.<\/p>\n
Lionel Messi, the figurehead of Inter Miami, has spoken at length about the contrast between life in the U.S. and the pressures of Europe. \u201cWe\u2019re enjoying each day, and in a different way, because you enjoy it differently here, more relaxed, without so much pressure, without the obligation\u2014although I always wanted to\u2014to win and achieve all our goals,\u201d Messi reflected at the end of 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, we want to [win], but the pressure is different now, and that makes life more relaxed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe enjoy our family more, the kids, being able to come to training, being able to go to the games, spending much more time at home, coming home and not thinking so much about football, but thinking more about other things.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that, whether you like it or not, makes you live differently because it often happened to me that the results and the day-to-day grind would get to me, and well, sometimes I\u2019d come home in a bad mood, and it was different. So we\u2019re good here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those attracted by the lifestyle are also warned about the league\u2019s demands. \u201cIt may not seem like it, but teams run a lot,\u201d the Argentine has warned in the past. Andrea Pirlo recalled his own adjustment: \u201cIt\u2019s a very hard league to play in,\u201d the cerebral Italian fretted. \u201cIt\u2019s very physical, there\u2019s a lot of running. So there is a lot of physical work and to me, in my mind, too little play.\u201d<\/p>\n
Casemiro\u2019s career has been played out under intense scrutiny. A former S\u00e3o Paulo academy graduate, he made 336 appearances for Real Madrid before joining Manchester United in 2022. Now into his mid-30s and with family commitments, the pull of a less pressured routine is understandable.<\/p>\n
United boss Michael Carrick remains optimistic about his club form. \u201cI\u2019m sure he can,\u201d the retired midfielder insisted, \u201che\u2019s playing as good a level as he\u2019s played at for some time at the moment, and it\u2019s great to see in so many ways.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe experience, technically, game understanding, just composure in certain moments, he\u2019s in a really good place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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