Casemiro reveals who cried at emotional Real Madrid exit as midfielder opens up on Man Utd move

Casemiro has discussed his emotional exit from Real Madrid in the summer of 2022.

After winning the Champions League for the fifth time in Paris against Liverpool, the Brazilian ended a nine-year association with the Los Blancos.

He signed for Manchester United in a £70 million move, penning a four-year contract with the option of a fifth.

Casemiro is believed to have told his agent, "Tell them I'll fix it" following United's dismal 4-0 defeat to Brentford and helped the club qualify for the Champions League in his first season, as well as scoring in the Carabao Cup final win.

He felt as though it was the right time to move on from the Santiago Bernabeu, where he had won every available trophy.

As per MARCA, he said: "I had won everything. It's not that I wasn't going to keep pushing, but I wanted new things. They didn't let me leave so easily, but I wanted to learn a new language, play in another league. United have behaved very well from day one.

"I decided to leave a little after winning the Champions League. I already saw that my time at Madrid was over, I was at a good age to leave, I wanted to continue growing. The decision was not easy at all, people loved me a lot."

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Casemiro went on to reveal that he did have some doubts about leaving on one particular day.

The feelings came after he spoke to manager Carlo Ancelotti, who coached him across two spells.

The Italian is typically stern in the face but cried as he told him Casemiro he wanted him to stay.

"I only doubted once about leaving Madrid for Manchester United. It was a Friday and everything was done. I had to train and I didn't train, the only thing missing was the signature. I'm going to talk to Ancelotti and he already knew I was leaving.

"I enter his office, he turns around and was crying. Carlo told me that he didn't want me to leave, that he loved me a lot, but I had already given my word to United and that is more important than anything".

Topics: Casemiro, Real Madrid, Manchester United

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