Casemiro's Discovery Rights were held by LA Galaxy, though a negotiated settlement has now opened the door for Inter Miami to seal the signing
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Casemiro has now joined Inter Miami after a settlement with LA Galaxy, who previously held his discovery rights
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The Major League Soccer (MLS) has launched an investigation involving Casemiro as it reviews a tampering allegation against Inter Miami over the signing of the former Manchester United midfielder. "The league is gathering all relevant information and will refrain from further comment until the review is complete," MLS said in a statement.
LA Galaxy have reportedly filed a tampering claim with MLS, alleging Inter Miami made contact with Casemiro without first securing the player's Discovery Priority. In a statement released by LA Galaxy, they [said](https://x.com/LAGalaxy/status/2079968482721181881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2026 ): "The LA Galaxy and Inter Miami CF have reached a settlement for the Discovery priority to sign Casemiro, and the terms will be released upon conclusion of the tampering investigation currently open with Major League Soccer."
Although Inter Miami and LA Galaxy have since reached a settlement over Casemiro's Discovery Priority, the league will continue to review the tampering claim.
"While Inter Miami CF and the LA Galaxy have reached a settlement for the Discovery Priority to sign Casemiro, the terms will be released upon conclusion of the tampering investigation," MLS said in a statement.
Clubs can list up to five players on their Discovery List at any time, giving them the exclusive right to open negotiations first and blocking other MLS teams from making initial contact.
Discovery Rights disputes are fairly common in MLS, with clubs often paying compensation to secure players. Previous reports have suggested David Beckham’s Inter Miami may have been forced to pay around £750,000 to sign Casemiro, who left Old Trafford at the end of last season when his contract expired.
While the exact figures behind the settlement remain unclear, Inter Miami have now been able to sign Casemiro on a deal running through the end of the 2027 MLS season, with an option to extend to June 2029.
A complex system which has faced scrutiny in the past, the MLS has a lengthy explanation with regards to the discovery process on its official website. It reads: "Pursuant to the discovery process, clubs may scout and sign players who are not yet under contract to MLS and who are not subject to another assignment mechanism (e.g., MLS SuperDraft).
"To sign a player through the discovery process, the club must first place the player on its discovery list. A club may have up to five players on its discovery list at any time and may remove or add players at any time. There is no limit to how many players a club can sign from its discovery list.
"Players who were previously on the Allocation Ranking List are now eligible for the discovery process. Players transferred out of Major League Soccer will become discoverable one week from when the player's ITC is permanently transferred and the League has notified all clubs."
It adds: "If one or more clubs attempt to add the same player to their respective discovery lists, the club that filed the claim on the earlier date will have the priority right to sign the player. If one or more clubs submit a discovery request on the same day, then the club with the lowest points-per-game in the current MLS regular season (all clubs must have played a minimum of three regular season games) will have the priority right to sign the player.
"If a club wants to sign a player on the discovery list of another club that has higher discovery priority on the player, it may offer that club $50,000 in General Allocation Money in exchange for the right to sign the player. The club with the player on its discovery list will then have five days (or three days during the Secondary Transfer Window) to either (i) accept the General Allocation Money and pass on the right to sign the player or (ii) make the player a genuine, objectively reasonable offer."
The veteran midfielder left Old Trafford at the end of the 2025/26 season after a mutual decision not to renew his contract. He made 160 appearances across four years at the club, scoring 26 goals and providing 14 assists.
Casemiro closed out his Reds chapter having lifted both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, signing off with a 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford in May.