Manchester United paraded new signing Casemiro on the Outdated Trafford pitch forward of their conflict with Liverpool on Monday evening, and he loved a stunning second with Roy Keane within the course of.
The 30-year-old has made the transfer from Actual Madrid, with the Purple Devils agreeing a deal that might rise to £70m and handing out a contract operating till 2026, with an choice of an additional 12 months.
It’s some huge cash and an extended contract for a 30-year-old, however there is no such thing as a query over his high quality, with 63 Brazil caps to his identify, together with 5 Champions League titles and three La Liga crowns.
The followers have definitely bought excited concerning the Brazilian’s arrival and the ambiance was nice as he wandered out onto the Outdated Trafford pitch sporting a swimsuit earlier than the Liverpool sport.
There was even an sudden chat and hug between United’s new midfield normal and one of many best the membership has ever had in Keane.
The Irishman was working for Sky Sports activities, standing on the sting of the pitch, when Casemiro came to visit to change pleasantries and revel in an embrace.
Keane had spoken earlier within the night on the standard of Casemiro, however warned the previous Actual Madrid man that he’s becoming a member of a ‘dangerous group of gamers’ at Outdated Trafford.
‘I believe he’s signing,’ Keane advised Sky Sports activities. ‘They’ve paid some huge cash, he’s 30 years of age. 5 12 months contract. In case you’re a participant on the market and Man United come in search of you, you recognize you’re going to get deal.
‘Yeah, it’s a begin. They want extra, they want extra assist.
‘The issue is for any participant coming into Man United now. Whoever you might be, you’re coming into a nasty dressing room, coming into a nasty group of gamers.
‘We’ve talked about it earlier than the final 12 months or two, they don’t wish to run, they don’t appear to be group. That’s an issue for any participant, nevertheless good they’re.’
Talking in his farewell deal with at Actual Madrid, Casemiro defined how he felt that an exit was seemingly after they gained the Champions League on the finish of final season.
‘I spoke to my agent after the Champions League closing as I had the sensation that I used to be coming to the tip of my cycle right here,’ he stated.
‘It was the toughest choice of my life however I’m enthusiastic about what’s forward of me. I wish to face new challenges, know a special league, a special nation and a special tradition.
‘I’m going to the largest group on the planet, that may compete with the greatness of Actual Madrid, though now it doesn’t.’
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