Revealed: Casemiro 'in line for incredible pay rise if Man United win the Europa League' as secret contract clause emerges - with veteran set to become the second-best paid player in Britain

Casemiro is acceptable for a hefty wage emergence if Manchester United triumph the Europa League this month, according to a report. 

The Brazilian's aboriginal astatine Old Trafford has been successful uncertainty each season, with United keen to determination his £375,000-a-week wage disconnected the wage bill.

He looked to person fallen down successful the pecking bid nether Ruben Amorim, who astatine 1 constituent opted for young Toby Collyer instead. 

However, Casemiro has reasserted his value astatine United successful caller weeks aft delivering commanding performances. 

After a play of inconsistent signifier and speculation astir his future, the Brazilian has been instrumental successful United's Europa League campaign, with the midfielder contributing with 2 goals successful the 7-1 demolition of Athletic Club successful the semi-finals. 

Casemiro, whose declaration expires successful 2026, looks acceptable to payment financially if Amorim's men bushed Tottenham successful the Bilbao last connected May 21.

According to the Daily Star, the erstwhile Real Madrid midfielder's play wages volition summation by 25 per cent if United instrumentality to the Champions League adjacent season. 

This means helium volition gain adjacent to £500,000-per-week, which is what Cristiano Ronaldo earned successful his 2nd spell astatine the club.  

Casemiro's imaginable wage emergence could travel amid co-owner Jim Ratcliffe's attempts to slash wages astatine the club. 

In March, Ratcliffe named the five-time Champions League victor arsenic 1 of six players 'not bully capable oregon overpaid'. 

The British billionaire said astatine the time: ‘This summer, we volition ‘buy’ Antony, we’ll ‘buy’ Sancho, we’ll ‘buy’ Casemiro, we’ll ‘buy’ Martínez, we’ll ‘buy’ Hojlund, we’ll ‘buy’ Onana, and they’re each astir £17m each. If we bargain cipher we’re buying those players. It’s not a airy power (that tin beryllium turned off).

‘These are each things from the past, whether we similar it oregon not, we've inherited those things and person to benignant that out.

‘For Sancho, who present plays for Chelsea and we wage fractional his wages, we're paying £17m to bargain him successful the summer. 

‘Some are not bully capable and immoderate astir apt are overpaid, but for america to mould the squad that we are afloat liable for, and accountable for, volition instrumentality time.

‘It takes clip for america to determination distant from the past into a caller spot successful the future. We've got this play of translation wherever we determination from the past to the future.

‘There are immoderate large players successful the squad arsenic we know, the skipper is simply a fabulous footballer. We decidedly request Bruno (Fernandes), he's a fantastic footballer.’

Earlier this week, Amorim claimed that United person recovered a mode to get the champion retired of the 33-year-old.

‘I deliberation helium has improved a lot,’ said the United boss. ‘You tin spot not the mode helium plays but the mode helium runs. You tin spot it. We person the information to amusement him wherever helium worked truly hard. He is simply a precise bully example.

‘Even Toby sometimes was playing successful beforehand of him, and present it is hard to instrumentality Casemiro (out of the team). So it is simply a acquisition for each the players successful Manchester United. No substance what is the past oregon the past month, everything tin alteration successful 1 moment.’

Amorim accepts that Casemiro cannot execute the precocious property helium wants and is blessed to fto the seasoned midfielder beryllium deeper to assistance retired astatine the back, portion wing-backs similar Noussair Mazraoui, Patrick Dorgu and Diogo Dalot articulation the attack.

He added: ‘We understood that helium cannot leap each the clip pressing high. Sometimes it is amended to enactment 3 defenders and fto him beryllium the 4th defender, and enactment the wing-backs pressing high. These are each things we are knowing and trying to header with each the criticisms of the team. But the recognition is for Casemiro.’