Casemiro tells Real Madrid he wants to join Man Utd, Erik ten Hag lines up Yannick Carrasco - Paper Round

Casemiro wants to join United The Daily Mail reports that Casemiro has told Carlo Ancelotti that he wants to join Manchester United. The 30-year-old Brazilian midfielder could now leave Real Madrid for a fee of around £60 million, with Real willing to enter discussions. United will then pursue further signings at right-back, striker and goalkeeper.

Ad TransfersNottingham Forest to smash club transfer record on Gibbs-White for £42.5m — reports6 HOURS AGO Paper Round’s view: Casemiro would be a giant upgrade on every single midfielder that Manchester United have had since Paul Scholes retired, but as the Mail reports, United need to go further than that. A striker is needed to compete with or replace Cristiano Ronaldo, their options on the right side of defence are awful, and David de Gea obviously needs to be kept under pressure. Read the full story United target Carrasco After being rejected in their interest for Matheus Cunha, United have apparently moved on to another forward currently playing for Atletico Madrid.

The Telegraph reports that they are interested in the Belgian forward Yannick Carrasco, and the 28-year-old wide player could be available for as little as £25.5m, and is now on the club’s transfer shortlist. Paper Round’s view: Carrasco has been a consistent performer for Atletico over the years, if never amounting to anything exceptional. However, if he has done his time under Diego Simeone then we can assume he is hardworking and able to follow orders.