Within 24 hours of losing the Champions League against Real Madrid, Liverpool signed Fabinho as Jurgen Klopp deemed the necessity of having a solid number six. However, Manchester United failed to do so in the last four years. That is until the last 24 hours when they announced the signing of Casemiro from Real Madrid. It was Casemiro’s brilliant performance that had helped Los Blancos defeat Liverpool in that final.
The signing is a significant coup for Manchester United, who have had a horrid start to the season. First, due to the lack of a quality defensive midfielder Harry Maguire and new signing Lisandro Martinez were run ragged by Brighton and then Brentford. In Casemiro, they have a serial winner who has performed at the highest level and been instrumental in Real Madrid’s incredible trophy haul this season.
With the impressive Luka Modric and Toni Kroos, the Brazilian former is a triumvirate that has delivered four Champions League. The last season, Real Madrid won the Champions League as well as the La Liga, with Casemiro being one of the top performers throughout the season, ‘
Erik Ten Hag’s shaky start to the season has fans questioning whether he is the right man for the job. However, now with the acquisition of Casemiro, the quality of midfield has increased significantly.
The midfielder also joins the club when there is vehement opposition among fans against the club owners, Glazers, with billionaire Jim Ratcliffe rumoured to buy the club.
When did Casemiro join Real Madrid?
Carlos Henrique Casimiro, famously known as Casemiro, joined Real Madrid in the middle of the 2012-13 season. The player was initially loaned to the club by Brazilian side Sau Paulo and was sent to Real Madrid reserves. His La Liga debut would come four months later against Real Betis. Madrid also made the loan permanent after shelling out €6 million during this time.
He would then be sold to Porto with a buyback clause that Real Madrid activated in 2015. The club bought him for €7.5 million and offered him a six-year contract till 2021. The rest, as they say, is history. His career has been so brilliant that now Real Madrid prefer to make Galacticos rathery than buying them.
Casemiro has been a serial winner with the Los Blancos, and we at FootTheBall look at the top moments of his Real Madrid career.
El Clasico debut
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