Casemiro, a star player for Manchester United, was told his time at Old Trafford is “over” under harsh conditions.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is said to have said bad things about Manchester United’s decision to pay £60 million for the Brazilian midfielder, who came from Real Madrid in August 2022 when he was 30 years old. Ratcliffe, who is the head of the petrochemicals company INEOS, made a deal with the Glazers last week to buy a 25% stake in United and run their football operations for £1.3 billion.

Britain’s second-richest man thinks that Casemiro, who was given an expensive four-year deal, is an example of how badly the Red Devils hire players, which he wants to change. The five-time Champions League winner was one of Erik ten Hag’s most important players last season, but his form has dropped significantly, and he’s been out with an injury for the last two months. This has led to rumors that he’ll be sold soon, with Ratcliffe happy to make the money.

Former Sky Sports host Richard Keys was asked if Casemiro would still be a starter if he stayed healthy during a chat with his beIN Sports coworker Andy Gray about United’s long history of injuries. “No!” On beIN Sports, Keys gave a strong answer. “His career’s over there.”

Casemiro has been criticized before by Keys. Earlier this month, the Independent reported that the Red Devils had put the Brazil international on the market along with Raphael Varane, a former Real Madrid teammate, and Jadon Sancho, a winger who has fallen out of favor with Ten Hag.

At least two more games will be played without Casemiro for Ten Hag. The first is on Saturday in the Premier League against Nottingham Forest, and the second is on Monday, January 8, away at Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup third round. At his pre-Forest press conference on Friday, the United boss gave fans an update on when they could expect to see the 31-year-old and the other players who were out back in action.

Ten Hag stated, “We expect many players to return in mid-January, including Mason Mount, Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez, Tyrell Malacia, and of course Harry Maguire.” He also said that Manchester United striker Anthony Martial is still sick and won’t play at the City Ground on Saturday.

“I believe we have a lot of hope.” We have five or six new players coming in January when the players get back from injury. Right now, our luck is a little on our side.