Casemiro has agreed personal terms with Inter Miami but LA Galaxy maintain his ‘discovery rights’.
The Manchester United midfielder has set his sights on a move to David Beckham’s franchise and has worked to adjust his salary demands to fit in with their budget and MLS guidelines.
The Brazilian and his family have been taken by Miami and the prospect of living there, while, on the football side, the prospect of playing alongside Lionel Messi is a huge draw for the 34-year-old.
Miami are now likely to negotiate a compensation fee with Galaxy to take over the rights to sign the player.
It is understood that news of the potential agreement has not gone down well with some of Miami’s rival franchises as they once again exert their financial and commercial pulling power.
Casemiro is on the verge of sealing a move to Inter Miami ahead of his Man United departure
The Brazilian midfielder will link up with Lionel Messi when he joins David Beckham’s franchise
Beckham’s team do not have an open designated player slot to sign Casemiro, meaning his contract will likely be around $1.8million for the first season unless one of the team’s three DPs Messi, Rodrigo De Paul or German Berterame depart.
Casemiro announced he was leaving in January and Daily Mail Sport reported Galaxy’s initial interest.
He has enjoyed a stand out campaign finishing strongly under Michael Carrick to the extent that supporters were calling for him to stay one more year.
United are looking to add at least two midfielders this summer as Manuel Ugarte is also expected to depart.
With Manchester City leading the £90m race for United’s prime target, Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson, the Old Trafford club have held talks over Atalanta’s Ederson and Mateus Fernandes of West Ham among others.
