For Manchester United, this season has been a complete washout, with a string of startling performances erasing all of Erik ten Hag’s hard work from the previous campaign.

Although they have an FA Cup final against the virtually unbeatable Manchester City, the Dutchman’s team looks a million miles away from the top four after losing the League Cup and Champions League before Christmas.

Man-Utd-Dalot, Antony-Forson-Amad-Diallo, Maguire-Man Although many players could be singled out for their underwhelming performances this season, the highly experienced Casemiro has been among the worst, as evidenced by his error that allowed Burnley to score a late equalizer last weekend.

However, according to recent reports, the Red Devils may have the chance to sign the ideal replacement. News about transfers involving Manchester United In light of their persistent financial difficulties, Barcelona is expected to force Dutchman Frenkie De Jong out of the team this summer, according to Spanish publications published late last week.De-Jong, Man, Barcelona, United, Kane, Ten, Hag

According to the report, two Premier League teams, Bayern Munich, and Paris Saint-Germain are all interested in signing the 26-year-old. It’s reasonable to presume that United is one of those clubs given their persistent interest from earlier this year and in the past.

The source claims that the Blaugrana would be willing to sell the holding midfielder for as little as €70m, or £60m. Although it is still a sizable sum of money, it is not ridiculous for a player of De Jong’s caliber. Although the competition may be fierce.De Jong Frenkie Furthermore, he could be the ideal player to solve the team’s Casemiro-like issue.

How Casemiro and De Jong are comparable The former Real Madrid player won the BBC’s United Player of the Season fan vote, for example, so it would be revisionist to argue that he wasn’t a productive player for United the previous season.

However, he hasn’t been the same player this year.Manchester United’s Casemiro The Brazilian’s “legs have gone,” according to former Liverpool defender and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher, and ex United full-back Gary Neville has criticized the club’s decision-makers, saying that the “signing never should have gone through.”

But how does the 32-year-old stack up against De Jong? Can he compete with the midfield player who is six years his junior? De Jong vs Casemiro As of 90 De Jong Casemiro Objectives 0.11 0.06 Helps 0.00 0.11 Advance Passes 9.23 5.44 Advance Carriers 3.79 0.56 Goals for Every Shot on Goal 0.50 0.14 Getting By with Accuracy 92.1% 81.4% Attempts to Pass 92.0 63.6 Actions That Create Shots 3.30 1.83 Actions that Set Goals 0.50 0.17 Effective Approaches 0.71 0.44 Attacks 2.36 3.56 Interceptions 0.77 0.83 Verifications 1.54 3.06 Ball Healing 6.43 6.17 All 23/24 League Season Stats via FBref Regretfully, the São José dos Campos native finishes second in a number of categories. The metrics where he excels, like tackles, interceptions, and clearances, are probably due to the fact that he plays a lot of defense for this United team, which allows 17.6 shots per Premier League game on average.

The “simply phenomenal” Dutchman, in contrast, attempts far more passes, creates more shots and goal-producing actions, scores more goals, makes more progressive passes and carries, maintains a better goal to shots on target ratio, completes more successful take-ons and ball recoveries, all per ninety minutes. This is according to talent scout Jacek Kulig.

In the end, even if Casemiro was a fantastic player for United the previous season, he now appears to be a million miles off the pace. If Ratcliffe wants to successfully rebuild the team, he needs to get rid of Casemiro and replace him with a younger, more dynamic midfielder like De Jong.