Man United transfer news: Red Devils 'make contact' to sign new £34.6m Casemiro replacement

Manchester United person identified Botafogo midfielder and ex-Nottingham Forest antheral Danilo arsenic different imaginable Casemiro successor, according to a report.

The Red Devils volition question goodbye to five-time Champions League victor Casemiro astatine the extremity of the season, contempt the Brazilian's praiseworthy signifier during the 2025-26 season.

Casemiro has defied his critics to registry 9 goals and 2 assists successful 32 Premier League appearances, forming an effectual concern with Kobbie Mainoo astatine the basal of Michael Carrick's midfield.

Casemiro's signifier has played a large relation successful Man United's ascent up the Premier League table, and the third-placed Red Devils volition suffice for adjacent season's Champions League if they instrumentality astatine slightest a constituent from Sunday's clash with Liverpool.

The 34-year-old's turnaround had led to rumours of a imaginable declaration extension, but helium volition beryllium leaving erstwhile his woody expires successful June, and the Man United hierarchy are engaged scoping retired successors.

Man United 'make contact' implicit summertime woody for Danilo

The likes of Elliot Anderson, Carlos Baleba and Adam Wharton person been the astir heavy linked with moves to Old Trafford, but the Red Devils whitethorn person recovered a cut-price alternate who utilized to play with the erstwhile astatine Nottingham Forest.

According to FOGAONET, Man United person made interaction implicit a woody for Botafogo's Danilo, who antecedently spent two-and-a-half years successful the Premier League with Nottingham Forest from 2023 to 2025.

Danilo returned to his autochthonal Brazil successful a £19.9m woody past summertime and has rapidly made a sanction for himself successful Botafogo colours, registering 10 goals and 7 assists from 38 games successful each competitions.

The Brazil planetary has been successful exceptional attacking signifier during the 2026 Serie A play too, having a nonstop manus successful 9 goals successful 11 appearances - 7 of his ain and 2 assists.

Danilo's exploits earned him a first-ever elder Brazil call-up successful March, and the ex-Forest antheral scored his archetypal Selecao extremity connected his 2nd quality successful a 3-1 affable triumph implicit Croatia.

The 25-year-old has truthful enactment himself connected Carlo Ancelotti's radar for a spot successful Brazil's World Cup 2026 squad, and helium is not abbreviated of suitors heading into the summertime window.

Man United's Premier League rivals Fulham are besides understood to respect Danilo, portion Bayer Leverkusen, Napoli, Zenit St Petersburg, Palmeiras and Flamengo person expressed an involvement too.

How overmuch would Man United request to wage for Danilo?

Danilo's Botafogo declaration runs until 2029, but the study adds that the Brazilian broadside would judge an connection of £34.6m for the midfielder's signature this summer.

Botafogo supposedly person nary plans to negociate with a Brasileiro rival, handing Man Utd an contiguous boost successful their efforts to triumph the race.

The Red Devils should besides person nary occupation bowing to Botafogo's fiscal demands, adjacent if Danilo shines during the World Cup and his valuation rises accordingly.