Manchester United have a year and a half left on Casemiro's 32-year-old contract, and the former Real Madrid superstar is now unwanted, and the club may have to wait patiently for his free transfer to expire and pay the price for his exorbitant wages once again.

"Fat Tiger" will be turning 33 at the end of the month, and his status at Manchester United is already at the bottom. After last week's Europa League group stage, the boss of rival Bucharest Stars Gigi Becali was furious and blasted his coach's cowardly tactics, one of the evidences he presented was that Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim even sent Casemiro on the field.

Casemiro came off the bench with 18 minutes remaining, meaning United thought they were on the winning side. This is the first appearance of the Fat Tiger in 2025, and a few days later against Crystal Palace, the Brazilian midfielder is back to sitting on the familiar cold bench.

British media revealed that Casemiro's nightmare performance in the battle between Manchester United and Newcastle United ended his chances under Amorim. In the last eight games, he has not played as a substitute in seven times. Not only the 40-year-old Portuguese young coach, but also the Saudi Arabian professional league has already dismissed him, with a high salary, old age and declining form, the oil financier feels that although he has too much money to spend, he should not spend it on such a player.

For Casemiro, who has won numerous honours at Real Madrid and also played as a "thigh" in his first season at Manchester United, this is a shocking slippery slope. The Fat Tiger's form declined quickly last season, and there was a brief resurgence at the start of the season, but it has now been abandoned. He sat on the bench and could only get a few minutes of playing time before the end of the game.

It's hard to imagine Amorim starting Casemiro again in big games, and the new boss seems to have made the right decision, feeling that the Brazilian superstar will only be slower and slower to adapt to the pace and confrontation of the Premier League. 'Sometimes it's the adaptation of the system, sometimes it's the state of the players. Amorim explained, "We know Casemiro has other qualities at the moment, he's smart, he knows the game, he knows where the ball is going. However, we are in a league where the intensity of the game is high. So I feel like we need high-quality players in our squad but sometimes we don't have players like that. 'We all know Casemiro's quality and everything he's won, so I don't have anything to add to that. It's just my choice."

Manchester United added 21-year-old England midfielder Toby Collier to their first-team squad this week, possibly replacing Casemiro. But United's bigger problem is that they have not been able to find a home for Casemiro in successive transfer windows. Manchester United have tried twice to sell Casemiro, but both have failed.

Owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe may have foreseen this, publicly questioning the signing of a player in his mid-30s for £70 million and a four-year contract before he even bought the club. Casemiro was still at the peak of his career for the Reds at the time, but it turned out that Rajue was right this time.

Manchester United may not have a chance to recoup any of Casemiro's transfer fees. The club still needs to pay around £17.5 million in instalments this summer. The wages of the Brazilian midfielder are a big burden for Manchester United, who are determined to cut costs. Even after deducting the amount deducted for not qualifying for the Champions League, Casemiro's annual salary is as high as around £13.5 million. It's a huge expense for someone who is no longer seen as a first-team member.

Rajue had to find a way to send Casemiro away this summer, and his transfer fee was already irrecompensable, but at least he could save a little wages. The Fat Tiger is unlikely to get much of a chance at Manchester United for the rest of the season, but if the Red Devils agree to let him go for free, in some leagues that are still golden dollars, there may be a team that wants to have such a star of prestige and status, such as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Besiktas.