Roy Keane claims agents must be ‘DELIGHTED’ dealing with Man United after Casemiro was handed a long-term big money deal at 30… while Gary Neville says it’s ‘hard to get excited’ about new signings when they’re not part of a long-term strategy
- Roy Keane has questioned the terms behind the deal for new signing Casemiro
- The 30-year-old Brazil midfielder signed for United on a five-year deal last week
- Gary Neville admitted it is hard to get excited about new signings at United
- Neville suggested any new signings clearly aren’t in the club’s long-term plans
Roy Keane has suggested ‘agents must be delighted dealing with Manchester United’ after Erik ten Hag’s side handed new signing Casemiro a five-year deal.
The 30-year-old Brazilian has joined United on a £350,000-per-week deal with the club hoping he will be the answer to their long-running midfield problems after missing out on Frenkie de Jong and Adrien Rabiot.
Keane, who was speaking on Sky Sports before the 2-1 win against Liverpool, admitted he thinks the Brazilian is a good signing, but questioned the thought behind the deal.
Five-time Champions League winner Casemiro has signed for Manchester United
Former United midfielder Roy Keane has questioned the thought process behind the deal
‘I think he’s a good signing,’ said Keane. ‘They paid a lot of money on a five-year deal.
‘If United come looking, you know will get a good deal. They are desperate, it is a lot of money – the agents out there must be delighted dealing with Man United.
‘Any player coming in is coming into a bad group and that’s a problem for any player.’
Gary Neville, meanwhile, admitted it is hard to get excited about new signings at the club because he knows they haven’t been in United’s plans long-term.
Brazilian Casemiro was paraded around the Old Trafford pitch before the Liverpool game
Gary Neville admitted it is hard to get excited about new signings at Manchester United
The Red Devils missed out on primary midfield target de Jong before chasing Rabiot, but that deal too fell through over issues surrounding personal terms.
‘Sometimes I don’t get as excited as I should do as a United fan about the signings because I know they were not part of the strategy at the start of the summer,’ said Neville, who made 604 appearances for United in a career-long stay at the club.
‘Every other club is so precise, you don’t see them bouncing around like a pinball machine.
United signed Casemiro after missing out on first-choice midfielder Frenkie de Jong
‘It’s de Jong, it’s Rabiot, and it ends up as Cesemiro. He’ll do well for a couple of years, but someone in two years will pick up a player beyond his best years on big money that they can’t shift, that could be anyone.
‘There is an element of desperation – a five-year contract for a 30-year-old should not happen.’
Casemiro was seen on the pitch at Old Trafford before tonight’s game against Liverpool, having failed to sign in time to play in the match.
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