Manchester United midfielder Casemiro has drawn renewed interest from Saudi Arabian clubs Al-Nassr and Al-Qadsiah.

Al-Ittihad showed interest in the 32-year-old last summer, but with most Saudi clubs currently having full foreign-player quotas, they need to offload players before signing new ones this month.

United are reportedly open to selling the Brazilian, who is among their highest earners. Casemiro, signed from Real Madrid in 2022 for £60 million, is on a £350,000 weekly salary, with his contract set to expire next season.

While Casemiro shone in his debut season at Old Trafford, replicating the form that earned him five Champions League titles at Madrid has proven difficult. He has often been benched since Ruben Amorim took charge and is said to be weighing his options.

Casemiro is attracting interest from Saudi Arabian clubs and Manchester United are open to selling him

He has found himself more frequently left on the bench since Ruben Amorim’s arrival

United also hope to offload Christian Eriksen and Victor Lindelof among others.

Asked if Casemiro and Eriksen can start together in midfield after the 2-0 defeat by Newcastle on Monday night, Gary Neville was emphatic in his response.

‘No, no. They may have to if there’s lots of injuries. We’ve all been there as football where you get into your 30s and the last thing you want next to you is another playing alongside you in your 30s,’ he told Sky Sports.

‘The last thing that Eriksen sees alongside him is someone who’s got a lack of energy. He wants to see someone who can compensate for the things he doesn’t have and vice-versa with Casemiro.

‘There are players at other clubs at the very top who haven’t got legs but they’ve got people around them who can cover for the fact they haven’t got legs. They can’t play them as a two in midfield with those massive gaps that exist.’

Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez and Nuno Mendes of PSG are on United’s wishlist if they can raise funds this window.