It is said that Erik ten Hag, the boss of Manchester United, has asked the club to replace Casemiro with Youssouf Fofana, a midfielder from Monaco.

The Red Devils are expected to sign a big-name defensive midfielder this summer, and at the same time, a big player could leave at the end of the season.

When his loan deal ends, Sofyan Amrabat is likely to leave. Casemiro could follow him out the door if the club wants to cut costs on wages.

Last few weeks, the club was linked with Amadou Onana and Joao Neves. But Fichajes says that Ten Hag has asked for Fofana to replace Casemiro.

United isn’t the only team after the French player. Other teams interested in the 25-year-old player are Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain. He could be bought for €30 million to get away.

Man United needs to set bigger goals than Fofana. Fofana has become a good holding midfielder at Monaco.

This season, he has won 4.7 duels and made 1.7 stops per league game. The Frenchman has won 58% of his take-ons, which is an amazing average of 7.4 recoveries.

While there are some good things about him, he has had trouble passing and is only 81% accurate. The man from Strasbourg has been kicked out an amazing 15.1 times per trip.

We don’t think he’s better than Casemiro because of how he distributes the ball and how well he controls it. But we don’t see him as a usual starter. He might be a good team player.

Neves from Benfica should be United’s first choice if they want to get a star number six. Even though he’s only 19, he doesn’t have any real flaws and could fetch a nine-figure fee this summer.