Many were surprised to see Casemiro leaveReal Madrid for Manchester United, considering the contrasting situations these teams are going through. While Los Blancos arethe reigning La Liga and Champions League winners, the Premier League giants aretrying to get back on their feet.
Even so, the Brazilian star felt that after seven yearsat the Santiago Bernabeu it was a good time to pursue a new challenge. Unitedstill have work to do before they can contend, and they are not even playing Champions League soccer this season. But, as Casemiro said in an interview with ESPN Brasil, he has already won five of them.
United are stillone of the most important football clubs inhistory, so to help them get back on track itâs certainly an attractive challenge for the 30-year-old. Besides, the English club reportedly offered him a contract too lucrative to turn down.
Casemiroâs contract with Manchester United
According to Laurie Whitwell of The Athletic, Manchester United have Casemiro tied to a four-year dealwith an option of a fifth year.Though Casemiroâscontract hasnât been officially revealed, reports from Spain claimed United would double his salary at Real Madrid. Whitwell, however,clarified thatâs not the case, but he did claim that the Brazilian midfielder will be among the clubâstop earners â but a level below Cristiano Ronaldo.
How much does Casemiro make a week?
According to Whitwell, Manchester United gave Casemiro a similar salary to that of David de Gea, who reportedly makes over ÂŁ350,000 a week. That means that Casemiro would make around $410,000 per week.
Therefore, his annual salary would be close to $19,680,000. That means he would earn$1,640,000 per month; $410,000 per week;$58.570 per day; $2.440 per hour; $40,675 per minute; and $678 per second.
