Real Madrid Real Madrid midfielder in running for Centennial Copa América

Paulo Henrique Casemiro is being closely monitored from the head offices of the Brazil national side in Rio de Janeiro, where Dunga has limited options for the middle of the park. So far the manager only has three central midfielders on his final list: Luiz Gustavo, Fernandinho and Renato Augusto.

Sources at the Brazilian FA (CBF) have explained that Casemiro is one of Dunga's preferred players for the position of attacking midfielder, and that his lack of playing time at Real Madrid is the only reason behind him hardly being used since the last Copa América. Despite this, he's still viewed as one of the brightest talents in Brazilian football, and Dunga could yet bring him back into the fold for the 2016 Centennial Copa America if the midfielder can put together a solid end to the season.

Although Casemiro knows that the tournament isn't as important as some of the other major international competitions, he wants to make his way into the side so he can remain there for the future. The qualifying phase for the Russia World Cup has already started and Casemiro wants to cement himself a place in Dunga's squad, which is why he was recently considering his future if Zinedine Zidane continued to leave him out. Casemiro has a lot of potential.