With the 2025-26 season winding down, Manchester United midfielder Casemiro appears close to a move to MLS. The Athletic reported that the last two MLS Cup champions, Inter Miami and the LA Galaxy, have shown interest in the 34-year-old, who would likely accept a significant pay cut from the $94 million deal he signed with Manchester United in the summer of 2022.<\/p>\n
Neither Inter Miami nor the Galaxy currently has an available Designated Player spot. The Galaxy could, however, buy down striker Jo\u00e3o Klauss below DP level. Should LA Galaxy secure Casemiro, he would join Marco Reus as another former European standout. The club currently lists Klauss, Joseph Paintsil and Gabriel Pec as DPs, with Klauss signed from St. Louis CITY SC to provide attacking firepower after Spanish superstar Riqui Puig was sidelined with a second-straight season-ending ACL injury.<\/p>\n
Inter Miami\u2019s DP roster includes Lionel Messi, Germ\u00e1n Berterame and Rodrigo De Paul, alongside a full complement of four U-22 Initiative signings and seven players on Targeted Allocation Money contracts. Casemiro would address the central defensive midfield vacancy created by Sergio Busquets\u2019s retirement, but adding him would require a significant roster move to make room.<\/p>\n
Casemiro is a five-time Champions League winner whose most memorable years came across 336 appearances with Real Madrid. His arrival in MLS would place him among a small group of marquee defensive names in the league. Most high-profile recent arrivals from Europe have been attacking players, including Messi, Thomas M\u00fcller, James Rodr\u00edguez and Son Heung-min. Some MLS clubs have already used DP slots for defensive midfielders, with Vancouver Whitecaps and FC Cincinnati signing Andr\u00e9s Cubas and Obinna Nwobodo respectively. Miami have already used a DP spot on De Paul in that role.<\/p>\n
At club level this season the Brazil international has shown a return to form with Manchester United. After a bright start with the Red Devils he received two red cards in three appearances in his first season, missed half of his second season, and subsequently struggled under Erik Ten Hag\u2019s tenure. This season he has scored seven goals in 28 appearances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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