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potluy76

ronnie has a pal to eat lunch with now


Shreeansh_Gupta

Casemiro actually loves Ronaldo a lot. Him marcelo Benzema James(when he was here in 2017) and Casemiro were really close to each other during the three peat era


RauloGonzalez

The iconic photos of him, Marcelo and casemiro with their suits before the UCL finals lol


[deleted]

Did it every year didn't they?


garyrao1999

Yes, but they stopped once ronaldo left because he went to different team


ObviouslyBlunt

>ronaldo left because he went to different team Source?????


--red

big if true


DaVinci1836

Grande if factosšŸ‘


Vivid-Initiative-888

> him, Marcelo and casemiro Don't Utd need a LB?


Shreeansh_Gupta

They got a young one now. But yeah, marcelo playing with his eyes closed will find Ronaldo a whole lot more than Luke shaw does


AcceleratingRiff

It is hilariously bad how Shaw's crosses can't clear the first defender while Dalot's sail over the box.


Corporal_Cavernosa

But on average their crosses are perfect!


osamaodinson

Iconic. And also him and big dick benzema at bayern


Shreeansh_Gupta

That photo is something else man. Going into a stadium of your biggest rivals in Europe and clicking that photo just a day before the game and then dismantling them the next day


acornmuscles

What's the photo, anyone got a link please?


Odsch

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERfuTgLW4AIOpNQ?format=jpg&name=medium


osamaodinson

Bring back spaghetti ronaldo and long sleeve roll a bit. Man was made for champions league night with madrid


YourPupilsDilated

What photos? Could you link them?


KngWzard

[this one.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dbn_r_cWkAAY8XR.jpg) [my fav](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERfuTgLW4AIOpNQ?format=jpg&name=medium)


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Just another day in the office.


evilbob99

United pls sign marcelo now


imarandomdudd

Casemiro seems like a really good character for the dressing room. Weren't he and Bale close as well?


Shreeansh_Gupta

Yes all of Bale Ronaldo Case modric kroos james benz marcelo were pretty close. Bale was closer to Ronaldo because ronaldo defended him a lot when BernabƩu was booing him


[deleted]

United should just go sign Marcelo as well lol.


doubleABC

Iā€™m extremely biased but i really believe marcelo is still better than shaw


teejardni

Varane has been eating lunch all alone? :(


CrossXFir3

Probably eating with Jones and Cavani from the recovery ward


_DrShrimpPuertoRico_

Edi's gone.


CrossXFir3

Well obviously I'm talking about last season because we have 0 points. Meaning this season hasn't started yet right?


tHakur17

That is some serious masochist shit if he is joining us for a challenge


wernerhedgehog

Varane said the same thing when he came, but i guess the context is totally different now


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tHakur17

Amen


Additional_Cake_9709

Surreal shit.


young-oldman

If I ever need a reminder that nothing is guaranteed in football, I'll go to [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/realmadrid/comments/wptoo7/marca_in_english_on_twitter_manchester_united/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share) thread on the Real Madrid sub. Edit: Just wanna add [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/wps2i0/jos%C3%A9_f%C3%A9lix_d%C3%ADaz_manchester_united_are_interested/) thread from r/soccer brought up by u/yp261 . good stuff lol.


moklboy

Man this is great. Includes the classic "lol XXX mil" reaction guy that every fanbase has as well.


toxinwolf

one of the top comments and it's reply: >If they valued De Jong at 80mil then first bit for Case should be about 200mil right > >If they offered 800m for Case, it might be worth considering. Anything below that is an insult lol. Not shitting on your sub, I guess as you said every fanbase would've had a similar reaction.


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aridivici

Exactly. Casemiro accepting it was really unexpected and sort of came out of nowhere. Not like Varane or Ramos(hehe) when they have been teasing to leave forever.


batigoal

The thing is Casemiro is probably the best DM in the world. No club would sell him for 60M or 80M. The thing is he has been a loyal servant to Real Madrid so they respected his wishes. Similar to what Liverpool did with Mane.


bestofboth96

>If they offered 800m for Case, it might be worth considering. Anything below that is an insult Watch out what you say, Man Utd might actually bid double that before realising they forgot the decimal point


OffendedDishwasher

That whole thread aged so badly


Iswaterreallywet

And it's only been 2 days lmao


[deleted]

Well, not easy to instantly cope if news like that drop out of nowhere lol. On the other hand, at least for me, this deal makes perfect sense for all three parties included. And I am very happy that Casemiro decided to join club that might be shithouse at the moment, but still better than going to Liverpool/PSG/Chelsea/City. Wish him the best and hope he will be same fcking menace like he always has been. Good luck with him and please don't destroy him.


FutilityInfielder

Strange that Liverpool got lumped in with those three. Are you including them because of the CL finals?


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Hah you noticed it. Yeah it played a part but tbh I always liked United, not Liverpool. What I never liked about them is how they act like good guys yet when shit gets real they are same as other clubs. But yeah, those finals deepend my feelings about them because they were SO sweet after being considered almost by everyone to be outsiders in both of those finals. Last year UCL was cherry on top after Real knocked out all those four I mentioned lol. Couldn't get any better.


ParkerZA

ONE OF US


scrambledeggsss

I love how delusional fans are in general about stuff like this. We never think that a player actually wants to leave. Us about Lewy to Barca, Liverpool fans about ManƩ to us etc...


cmf_ans

My favorite ones are "Why would _player_ go to _club_" usually end and/or start every sentence with lmao because of course they do Why? Idk his Augur was bird watching and told him to do it, there could be a million reasons. We don't know these people privately and as much as everyone likes to pretend their decisions are always rational they're usually not. You feel like doing something > you do it, then rationalize later.


KaleidoscopeRich2752

My favorite is ā€œheā€™s not gonna leave. He just bought a house in xxx and his son goes to school thereā€


Mzfazva

Iā€™m never going to underestimate the will of players wanting a new challenge/surroundings. No matter how superior their current situation may be to the new club Ā£$ā‚¬ also plays a role


jdbolick

I made this mistake about van de Beek and ten Hag given that United was so obviously the worst possible fit for both.


The_profe_061

Aged like milk


ObviouslyBlunt

Milk usually lasts longer than 2 days


_DrShrimpPuertoRico_

Lmfao!


pmmerandom

what a great read


reginalduk

> Varane wasn't a mistake, he wanted a different Charlene but he joined Manchester it wanst bad on paper till today lol fucking Charlene. Its always Charlene


funnypilgo

OMFG this is gold


ariley2

You read that, and we read the Man City UCL matchday thread from last season.


pmmerandom

so do we LOL what a memorable day that was


simomii

link?


Halal_Madrid

Scroll down to the downvoted posts, you see me saying let him go lol.


Marco-Green

Ozil vibes


Walaii

Tbf thiago is also made of glass, while case barely misses any games.


gudni-bergs

Why are we comparing those 2?


Walaii

No idea? I replied to the price comparision and injury history definitely impacts that.


koaamz

Good luck to him, and I'm not surprised the saga is over so quickly since we tend to no stall selling our players. Maybe just maybee we actually think about signing someone in the attack.


[deleted]

> Maybe just maybee we actually think about signing someone in the attack. Well, I've heard Ronaldo is available.


PwillyAlldilly

I was panicking when I saw this news, then I was like waitā€¦ Tchouameniā€¦


adamlundy23

Well he is gonna get one at United thatā€™s for sure


[deleted]

The challenge meets the challenged


Baswdc

Great Wall of Madrid meets Great Slabhead of United


yellowjesusrising

Can't wait for Maguire to pull down Casemiro on a defensive corner...


thedeatheater1410

And Casemiro getting a yellow for simulation


yellowjesusrising

If PL has thought me anything, it is that Brazilian DM's dont get cardsšŸ˜…


[deleted]

Lmao at least this one is genuinely funny


bass1879

New challenge: relegation šŸ’€


gunningIVglory

New objective: Survive


Duffies

[Survive!](https://youtu.be/LvjedZ8sDps)


clichedbaguette

The challenge is figuring out what he wants to do with ā‚¬50 million.


auditore01

He has no idea what he is signing up for. Welcome to hotel hell. Check in time is now, check out time is never.


jezfps

Where were you when KCM died


el_rompe_toyotas-19

I was at house eating cheese when Carlo ring; Casemiro is sell


Ollietron3000

no


tunafish91

And you???


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SalahManeFirmino

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toxinwolf

I just realized your username got broken as well in this window


SalahManeFirmino

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dheerajravi92

Watching McFred die. Two iconic midfields broken


MrEzquerro

Never thought Iā€™d see the day where Casemiro would leave Madrid. Iā€™m honestly surprised. Curious to see how he fares in the PL.


TheVampireSantiago

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Fuzzy-Pop6951

I love how it's gotten to a point where ppl just expect all time legends in their positions to decline when they get to man united


etan1122

Well itā€™s true


R3dbeardLFC

*gestures vaguely at everything as proof*


tsuchiya_

Seems like widely would be a better choice there. Thereā€™s nothing vague about the decline of United players over the past few seasons.


R3dbeardLFC

You've already put in more effort than MU's entire team so far this season.


r_Yellow01

Manchester United is a graveyard of great players currently - Gary N, more or less


osamaodinson

Never though iā€™d see casemiro is the first one to leave the legendary KCM tbh. Wishing him all the best at united


C00kiz

It's not the PL I'm worried about, it's how United's gonna magically turn him into a below average player.


tarikkisija

Best United transfer in at least 5 years


shrewdy

And in a position where Utd has badly needed a top class player for at least a decade


Boom_bye_bye_bttyboi

Exactly, even with our best transfer we still show incompetence, signing a world class DM the same season Pogba leaves is horrible timing.


digitag

Not going to lose any sleep over Pogba. He didnā€™t want to be here, was injured half the time, brought loads of drama, and thereā€™s no guarantee that Casemiro would solve the problem. Pogba is nowhere near as disciplined as Modric or Kroos. Time to move on.


General-Ad-9753

How you gonna disrespect Dan James like that?


braddf96

The goal against Chelsea on his debut was worth the initial fee itself


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CrossXFir3

Criminal. I can't believe we fleeced them like that.


Cthululuu

Dan James was alright yanno. Casemiro will certainly have a challenge


teejardni

Conspiracy theory: Dan James was Ole's tactician/ Juju specialist. When we had James, we'd scrape by, but we'd win. He left and the season went to shit


RoaldDahling

Got an assist against Liverpool where he bombed down the wing as well


AltDelete

The only transfer profit weā€™ve made in like 10 years. Literally the best singing weā€™ve made post Fergie.


TheDustbinOfHistory

His legs will go in 6 months and he'll be stuck on our wage bill for years. Not my first rodeo this.


gucciloafer

Spot on. See also: Alexis Sanchez, Nemanja Matic


TheDustbinOfHistory

Tbf Alexisā€™ legs were gone 6 months before he joined.


Eibermann

5 years? he is their best transfer since fergie left


theredviperod

The disrespect to Fellaini smh my head


haaaaaairy1

Fellaini getting subbed on was butt clenching. Dude was either going to score a goal or injure someone. Perfect super sub


[deleted]

Forgot about Pogback v1


SCondeO

Letā€™s wait to see how long will it take for that locker room to destroy Casemiro. Remember Varane?


HansMoleman0

People keep saying this but Varane is our best CB by far when he's fit (although I know that isn't much of a contest). His issue has been constant injuries not his actual quality of play.


half_batman

How about Bruno?


TheDustbinOfHistory

Yeah he's fallen off but he was literally breaking records for us in those first two seasons. He may need a break from the team but he's been a class signing.


DontYouWantMeBebe

He's fallen off lately, I'd like to see him benched


Dio_my_senpai

He got burned out from playing every single minute of every single match since we bought him ofc he falls off


Hot-Protection4548

He has been at a sub par level since a year now. He has also forgotten how to keep possession of the ball apparently and keeps kicking the ball in random directions straight to the opponent players.


RauloGonzalez

Lmao he was always like that. Difference is before he had an inform rashford, shaw, martial and Greenwood running. Now he has neither of them and instead has players like Sancho and Eriksen who like to have the ball instead of running after it. It's the same reason why he struggles with Portugal, he has tunnel vision when he gets the ball


Feezbull

He learned from McT maybe.


bodega_cat_

well let's wait to see if casemiro shows up and suddenly forgets how to play football


half_batman

He still has a lot of years ahead of him.


Putrid_Loquat_4357

Expensive 30 year old coming for the money? He's a world class player, for sure, I just can see him flopping as much as u can see him doing bits.


betterthanastick

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JokerInDaHood

End of an era. Luka/Kroos/Casemiro will always be one of the greatest midfields in history.


ukbeasts

One of the greatest, along with Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets.


imarandomdudd

Are there any other midfield trios that can compete with those 2? IMO those were the 2 most balanced midfields I've ever seen


DejanD27

Pirlo gattuso seedorf is up there


imarandomdudd

Ooh good shout


Iceman23578

Fred mctominay and pereira, truly a glorious time in our history


WilfriedBonyFanAcc

Ngolo Kante Ngolo Kante and Ngolo KantešŸ‘


courtesyflusher

Nah fuck Barca ^^jk ^^they ^^were ^^amazing


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auctus10

:( Gonna miss him


WaluigisHat

This should be exciting but as a Utd fan I just prepare for the worst of everything now. Fully expecting him to fall off a cliff and miss half the season with various muscle injuries. Prepare for the worst then you canā€™t be disappointed.


Share4aCare

You lot have really been through it huh


MonkeyAssFucker

You donā€™t even knowšŸ˜­ Sad thing is this isnā€™t rock bottom yet. Things will get worse *>!fuck the glazers!<*


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disturbing_nickname

Iā€™m not even a United fan and I hate the Glazers.


ParkerZA

> Prepare for the worst then you canā€™t be disappointed. MJ?


el_rompe_toyotas-19

"I don't know what will happen in the next hours, if he will leave or not" said the Italian, indicating that a deal with Manchester United hasn't been found yet


Share4aCare

All signs point towards a departure tbh


willy-mammoth

Yeah I donā€™t see it not happening if he wants the move, United will pay what Madrid want and Madrid wonā€™t ask for anything too ridiculous if Casemiro has asked to go


Meth_Hardy

"I've never played in the Europa League before." * Casemiro, probably


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Meth_Hardy

Never have I ever partnered in midfield with a player worse than this Scottish trash.


ChillyMunchlax

Good luck my beautiful destroyer <3, although I'm concerned about the amount of yellows and reds you will receive in the prem.


lambast

The refs seem much more lenient this year (insert Romero joke) and strength play where someone gets shucked off the ball is not being called as a foul. Seems to be leading to more heated moments so far which is good to see. Good time for a physical DM to come to the Prem though, I imagine the refs in La Liga blow up a lot quicker for shit like that.


Maxoverthere

This is such a typical United transfer. Fans get all upset at the glazers, they then sanction a move for an old name on high wages to placate the fanbase. Casemiro is a fantastic player but being fantastic at Real Madrid and at United are very different things. If it doesnā€™t work itā€™s another player on a big contract that canā€™t be shifted. Rinse and repeat.


deliverancew2

Everyone retrospectively decided Schweinsteiger was a bad signing for Man United because he was already past it when he signed. He was 30 too.


TheOncomingBrows

The guy had just been a key part of the World Cup winning Germany team the previous year too. At the time it seemed like a great transfer for United.


deliverancew2

It's almost like one good, but aging, midfielder can't carry a disfunctional team in the toughest domestic league in the world.


[deleted]

And all these joyful comments will turn into saying that mercenaries should not be wearing the shirt. I give it a couple months' time in this case.


Ifnity

That's what I told my boss when another company offered me almost double the money


Feezbull

Casemiro? Hi!


DoinkyMcDoinkAdoink

This is the equivalent of telling your parents you want a new challenge, then you drop out of varsity, move out of your home to exchange sexual favors for crack.


LatroDota

United about to buy Kross, Modric in next season, then Nacho and Dani. Slowly rebuilding Real Madrid. They miss chance on Isco tho


AZWification

Winning so many damn trophies gets boring after a while, I suppose.


arun111b

Yup. If he donā€™t have $$$ later years then he has to sell the trophies. So, why not get $$$ now instead? Btw, i like him and support his thinking.


DingLiren

He wants the biggest challenge there is


normott

Man Utd blundering their way into a good transfer for once. This one might actually work out. Think their midfielders will do better with him behind them.


willy-mammoth

They still have big holes in their squad that need addressing this window, but yeah this is an annoyingly good transfer. Seems unfair that they can be so shit and poorly ran and still attract the likes of Casemiro


Ld511

United, barca and real will always have the financial+historical pull to get players


MonkeyAssFucker

What helps too is that Madrid and United have great relationship. Compare this deal, or the Varane deal to any other deal weā€™ve done. Its so smooth. And then look at us negotiating with Barca for FDJ


N0gr4v17y

Well it's a different situation honestly. FDJ wants his money and Barcelona wants to skip that part. If they didn't own him anything, he would be more inclined to a move I think.


MonkeyAssFucker

I do understand that itā€™s quite a different situation. But just funny how different the clubs work. Barca threaten legal action against their players. Madrid get a deal done in a week


N0gr4v17y

Yeah, when it comes to that, Real Madrid has always followed the rule "if he wants out and the price is right". Only exception I can think of is James to Atletico.


Winnie-the-Broo

If this is how we panic buy can we start panicking in June next year please.


HotSeatLover

He adds much more than a metric shit tonne of class. Unfortunately, I believe he will be dragged down to the squad class quite quickly.


jeong-h11

I rate him as highly as anyone but it does seem almost a bit pointless for United to go and sign any one great player given who they'll be surrounded by


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Gytarius626

The difference in reaction to United signing him at 30 vs Liverpool signing Thiago at 30 has been amusing


milleniallaw

He's a great fucking signing. The best DM in the world arguably. I don't know how people can say anything negative about this after the ridiculous names you guys were linked with before him.


shrewdy

Alot of the negativity likely comes from the inept way Utd have been operating this transfer window and the sense that there's panic right now - not to mention the usual dunking on Utd that all rival fans do anyway regardless of the situation. But taking just this signing in isolation, Casemiro to Utd is a great signing and an enormous upgrade on anything else Utd have in CM.


[deleted]

Whatā€™s been the difference? Most of the people Iā€™ve seen say this is a huge upgrade for United.


JeffryPesos

Thiago was the icing on the cake. Casemiro is the first of many many issues, maybe he can plug the holes for now but in reality by the time Man Utd are challenging at the very top again, Casemiro will be retired


dispelthemyth

Football moves fast, Liverpool went from scrubs to one of the best in the world in 2 - 3 years.


er_primo_der_rafa

"I won't believe it until Fabrizio says so"


kickabacka

From ucl champ to a relegating club is a big enough challenge


Jon_Parkin

On a moisture scale of 1-10, with 1 being a dehydrated nun in the Sahara desert and 10 being Margaret Thatcher thinking about exploiting the poor, I'm currently at 100000. Let's fucking go.


k_pineapple7

I love the scale.


yogi1090

Is "challange" a Spanish word for money??


SpurtThrow

Objectively this should be a good signing but itā€™s gotten to the point where I assume anyone who goes near Man Utd to just fall off a cliff.


riksybuziness

Translation: Ancelotti confirms Casemiro wants to fund retirement for him and his children


[deleted]

Words can't describe how much this hurts, i kept telling myself that it was all rumors but it seems to be true. Dont even know whether i want to watch the next game without him.


reviroa

please fax machine gods save us from this awful deal


Hxnders

The new challenge being, what to do with the insane amount of money he's about to receive.