United fans torn on what to do with star who has enjoyed amazing renaissance

2025 has been a year of redemption for Manchester United’s veteran midfielder Casemiro. Brought in from the cold Ruben Amorim originally had no plans for the Brazilian midfielder as he claimed he was below Toby Collyer in his thoughts. Casemiro found gametime hard to come by at Old Trafford and was also being regularly overlooked at international level. Fast forward 11 months and he is now the first choice midfielder and the captain of Brazil heading into next summer’s World Cup. Amorim has praised Casemiro’s work rate and attitude in recent weeks as he has started the season in top form. What to do with him? The complication for United is that the Brazilian’s contract is ending this summer. It was assumed the club would let him leave on a free but his form has changed this. It is thought that Amorim would happily extend his contract now, but United insist he would have to earn a lot less money than he currently does to make it economically viable. Consequently, The Peoples Person asked its readers to decide on what they would do with the veteran midfield general. 39% of fans would still let Casemiro leave this summer according to our poll. While the Brazilian will have impressed most fans, perhaps the club should free up vital wage space and playing time for a new signing or in fact, Kobbie Mainoo. 23% of respondents took a more pragmatic approach, claiming it was too early to say right now. While it is true Casemiro has been in fine form, he is a player who is prone to erratic periods of rising and dipping form. 22% of readers feel that he has done enough to stay at least one more year at the club. Casemiro has an option on his current deal that would see a one-year extension triggered and perhaps the club could revisit the situation after seeing his level in 2026-2027. Finally, 16% of supporters have been convinced by Casemiro and feel that he still has some good years ahead of him at the highest level. They claim that the club would be smart to agree a new two or three-year deal with the Brazilian but crucially at a significantly lower financial cost. Casemiro Man United career stats SeasonAppearancesGoalsAssists 2022-20235176 2023-20243253 2024-20254253 2025-20261031 Source: transfermarkt.com Featured image Michael Regan via Getty Images – The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.