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The signing of Real Madrid's Casemiro is close to being completed by Manchester United.
The deal for the Brazil international, 30, is expected to be completed in the next few days.
Casemiro has been with Real for five years.
United are in last place in the league.
Casemiro would become one of the United's top earner if he completes the move and would sign a four-year contract.
Manchester United have turned their attention to Casemiro as they look to address weaknesses in the middle of the park.
Although Casemiro has a contract that runs to 2025, Real are aware of the scale of United's offer of a contract that could last for another decade. If he accepted, they wouldn't stand in his way.
Even if his place at Real is under threat from new arrival Aurelien Tchouameni, he would arrive at United on a big salary in keeping with his status as one of 30 nominees for the Ballon D'Or.
Casemiro is one of the best defensive players in the world and he has been effective in a team that drops deep when it doesn't have possession.
Casemiro's impact can be seen by looking at Opta statistics to compare his figures against others in the same position
The Brazilian was ranked top for successful blocks, second for tackles made, and third for possession won. Busquets was runner-up in that category.
He was fifth for forward passes and sixth for shots in Real's attacks.
After Real activated his buy-back clause, Casemiro came back to Spain after spending a season away from the Bernabeu.
He's scored 24 goals for the Spanish giants.
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