{"id":1186911,"date":"2022-08-22T16:57:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T16:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/22\/man-utd-move-not-about-money-casemiro\/"},"modified":"2022-08-22T16:57:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T16:57:32","slug":"man-utd-move-not-about-money-casemiro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/22\/man-utd-move-not-about-money-casemiro\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd move &#8216;not about money&#8217; &#8211; Casemiro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/5d84debeb2-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Casemiro\" title=\"Casemiro\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casemiro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Casemiro said his impending move to Manchester United is not motivated by money as he bid an emotional farewell to Real Madrid on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazil midfielder, 30, said he is joining \u201cthe biggest team in the world\u201d after a nine-year spell with Real.<\/p>\n<p>United have agreed to\u00a0pay up to \u00a370m\u00a0to sign Casemiro on a four-year deal which would make him one of the top earners at the three-time European champions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it was about money I would have left four or five years ago,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose people who think that are wrong, they don\u2019t know me at all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe club has always treated me very well. It\u2019s my decision, my path.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After joining from Sao Paulo in 2013, Casemiro helped Real win the Champions League five times, plus La Liga three times and the Cope del Rey once.<\/p>\n<p>He started last season\u2019s Champions League final, as\u00a0Real beat Liverpool\u00a0to become European champions for the 14th time, and he made his 336th appearance for the Spanish giants as a substitute in last week\u2019s\u00a0opening-day win at Almeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI spoke to my agent after the Champions League final as I had the feeling that I was coming to the end of my cycle here,\u201d said Casemiro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the hardest decision of my life but I\u2019m excited about what\u2019s ahead of me. I want to face new challenges, know a different league, a different country and a different culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to the biggest team in the world, that can compete with the greatness of Real Madrid, although now it doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>United have lost their first two games of the new Premier League season and host Liverpool at Old Trafford on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo won four Champions League titles alongside Casemiro at Real but the Portugal forward has been\u00a0strongly linked with a move away from Old Trafford\u00a0this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t spoken to Cristiano, I hope he stays because he\u2019s one of the best players of all time,\u201d Casemiro added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything I did here, I want to do there too. I want to win the league there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am going through one of the best moments of my career. I feel I\u2019m really fit, mentally I feel great, and I feel like it\u2019s a great moment to take this decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid president Florentino Perez was also emotional during the ceremony held at the Spanish champions\u2019 training complex.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have been exemplary every single day in all of these years here,\u201d he said. \u201cYou have earned the right to decide your future and we must respect it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou leave the image of the champion that you are. You are going to a friendly club, the legendary Manchester United, but wherever you are you will always be an ambassador of Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou will always be one of us. This is and always will be your home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"D_RRXIPXrSo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Highlights Of Ghana Music Awards USA - Badwam Ahosepe on Adom TV (22-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D_RRXIPXrSo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Casemiro Casemiro said his impending move to Manchester United is not motivated by money as he bid an emotional farewell to Real Madrid on Monday. 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