MANCHESTER UNITED duo Casemiro and Christian Eriksen are reportedly on their way out of the club.
The Red Devils are keen to make further alterations to their midfield over the next 12 months.
Manuel Ugarte, 23, is set to replace Casemiro, 32, in the starting line-up.
The Uruguayan arrived in a £50million transfer from PSG and was announced on deadline day.
There have been question marks over the midfielder’s fitness, but the hope is that he will replace the Brazilian.
Casemiro has struggled thus far this season and was at hauled off at half-time during the 3-0 defeat to Liverpool.
GiveMeSport have claimed that the ex-Real Madrid man will leave the club along with Eriksen before next season.
The report claims that Manchester United are trying to secure the pair’s replacements as a “priority”.
Eriksen arrived at Old Trafford on a free transfer after his short-term deal at Brentford expired in 2022.
The two stars earn a combined £525,000-PER-WEEK in wages from the club.
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Their exits would give the club’s ownership a lot more freedom with the wage bill reduced.
Eriksen’s deal at Old Trafford expires at the end of the current season, so it is thought that he would leave once it expires.
Casemiro, however, is contracted to the club until 2026.
He was linked with a move away in the summer to the Saudi Pro League and Turkey.
A switch to Saudi fell through, and Galatasaray failed with a loan move after the British transfer window closed.
Minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe is keen to bring younger faces into the squad.
It was thought that he would limit new signings to being a maximum of 25 years old when he arrived at the club.
But this rule was broken by the summer arrival of 26-year-old Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich.
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