Manchester United do not intend to make a U-turn and offer Casemiro a new deal, GIVEMESPORT understands.
The Brazil international announced in January that he would be leaving Old Trafford at the end of the season when his contract expires.
Since Michael Carrick took caretaker charge of Man United in the same month, the 34-year-old has been one of the most important players as the club has cemented third place and is now leading the race to qualify for the Champions League behind Arsenal and Manchester City.
Casemiro was on the score-sheet for the Red Devils as Carrick made it 22 points from a possible 27 available since he has been at the helm, with a 3-1 win against fourth-placed Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday.
United now lie six points ahead of sixth-placed Chelsea, with the top five places in the Premier League expected to be enough to qualify for the Champions League next term.
Their last appearance in Europe's elite club competition came against Bayern Munich in December 2023, when they finished bottom of a group containing the Bundesliga giants, Galatasaray and FC Copenhagen.
No Contract U-Turn for Casemiro at Man United
Manchester United's Casemiro holding a football
Since Carrick took over on January 17, Casemiro has scored three Premier League goals in nine matches, including two in his last two against Newcastle and Villa.
The Brazilian has been in brilliant form, and he and Kobbie Mainoo have established themselves as the first-choice central midfielder partnership in Carrick's preferred 4-2-3-1 formation.
United fans chanted 'one more year' after Casemiro scored in Sunday's 3-1 victory at home to Aston Villa, despite him already announcing he would be leaving at the end of the season when his £350,000-a-week deal expires.
It had led to some reports suggesting that United were ready to make a U-turn and try and convince Casemiro to stay, but despite the Brazilian’s strong form, GMS sources have revealed that the United board remains committed to reducing the wage bill and lowering the overall age of the squad.
United had the option to extend by a year or agree a reduced terms package, but decided against it.
United Plan to Add Two Midfielders to Squad
Manchester United senior officials Jason Wilcox and Omar Berrada look on
According to GMS sources, United plan to add two midfielders to the squad over the summer, with the saving they will make on Casemiro's wages freeing up their budget.
Casemiro himself has recommended Newcastle United's Bruno Guimaraes, but United's recruitment team are not going to be swayed by the opinion of their players.
GIVEMESPORT can confirm that Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson, Newcastle's Sandro Tonali and Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton are among their top targets, although the Magpies are viewed by sources as being unlikely to sanction an exit for Tonali and Guimaraes, and they could try and keep both at St James' Park.
United also made enquiries for Andrey Santos during the talks that saw Alejandro Garnacho to Chelsea, although the Brazilian is considered to be not for sale.
Stuttgart's Angelo Stiller and Brighton and Hove Albion's Carlos Baleba are other names discussed by the recruitment team, with talks taking place with the latter last summer.
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