Casemiro announced his departure from Man Utd in January but there has been a push from supporters for him to stay recently.
Casemiro will be able to start every remaining game for Manchester United this season after a clause in his contract that would have led to an extension was ripped up.
It is understood that the 34-year-old had a clause in his deal that would have led to a one-year extension if he started 35 Premier League fixtures in his final season at the club, a tally that he remains on course to reach.
But the Manchester Evening News understands that the club and Casemiro reached an agreement in January to waive the clause during talks to formally announce that he would be leaving Old Trafford at the end of the season.
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The Brazilian midfielder was told by United officials earlier in the season that his contract wouldn’t be renewed, but in early 2026, he decided to make the news public, a request to which United agreed.
That came soon after news around the clause that would see his £350,000-a-week extended for a fifth season had come out, but the two parties agreed that it wouldn’t be activated, even if the target was hit.
At the time, that looked unlikely. Casemiro would have needed to start all of the final 21 Premier League games of the season to hit the target of 35 after missing the December trip to Aston Villa through suspension.
But the former Real Madrid midfielder has emerged as an integral part of the side, especially since Michael Carrick was appointed in January, and he is now up to 14 successive starts in the Premier League.
Had the clause remained in place, it would have meant United would have had to drop him from the starting line-up for a game, potentially bringing him on early in a fixture just to avoid the total of 35 starts being hit. Both parties agreed that it was unnecessary, leaving Carrick free to pick him in the starting line-up for all remaining Premier League games.
Casemiro’s recent form has led to calls for United’s decision not to renew his contract to be reversed, but that stance at Old Trafford isn’t going to change and plans are already afoot to sign a replacement.
Indeed, it is thought that Casemiro is actually close to agreeing terms over a move to a new club when his contract expires at the end of June.
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