Manchester United may now be thinking twice about a move for £51m midfielder Manuel Ugarte after Casemiro s display against Fulham on Friday.
Casemiro endured a difficult second season at Old Trafford and was heavily criticised by fans and pundits for his laboured displays last term.
At the end of last season it was widely expected that Casemiro would be moved on, with plenty of interest from Saudi Arabia in the former Real Madrid midfielder.
And United have been linked with a number of replacements to partner Kobbie Main at the heart of Erik ten Hag s midfield.
Burnley s Sander Berge, Atalanta s Ederson and free agent Adrien Rabiot are all said to be on the Red Devils radar, but Ugarte has been their top target since the start of the window.
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