It is believed that Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has urged the club to replace Casemiro with Youssouf Fofana, a Monaco midfielder.

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 Red Devils are anticipated to sign a high-profile defensive midfielder this summer, while a key player may depart at the conclusion of the season.

Sofyan Amrabat is expected to leave after his loan agreement expires. If the club wants to slash salary, Casemiro might follow him out.

United is not the only team after the French player. Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain are also interested in signing the 25-year-old star. He may be bought for €30 million to escape.

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Manchester United needs to set higher targets than Fofana. Fofana has developed into a capable holding midfielder at Monaco.

This season, he won 4.7 duels and made 1.7 stops per league game. The Frenchman has won 58% of his takedowns, with an impressive average of 7.4 recoveries.

Fabrizio Romano on X: “Excl: Inter approached AS Monaco in the morning to ask for a loan deal with a buy clause for French midfielder Youssouf Fofana. Manchester United also asked for the same conditions. AS Monaco rejected both approaches.”

While he has some positive qualities, he struggles to pass and is only 81% accurate. The man from Strasbourg has been ejected out an incredible 15.1 times each trip.

We don’t think he’s any better than Casemiro in terms of ball distribution and control. But we don’t see him as a regular starter. He might be a good teammate.

Arsenal targets a £30 million-rated Ligue One star as a backup plan in case the Declan Rice deal falls through.

If United wants to sign a star number six, Neves from Benfica should be their first pick. Even though he’s only 19, he has no obvious weaknesses and might command a nine-figure salary this summer.