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MANCHESTER. — New Manchester United signing Casemiro has declared himself ready to jump straight into the action for his new football club, having arrived from Real Madrid earlier this week.
Casemiro has been granted a work permit and is set to make his Manchester United debut against Southampton this weekend.
The Brazil star (30) joined the Red Devils in a £70million transfer worth an eye-watering £350 000-a-week.
He flew into the country over the weekend to complete a medical and was presented to the Old Trafford crowd on Monday when United took on and beat rivals Liverpool.
And according to the Manchester Evening News, instead of watching United play from the stands, Casemiro will be able to play for United this weekend against Southampton.
The five-time Champions League winner has been granted his work permit, making him available for selection.
And in an interview with the Red Devils, the Brazilian midfielder revealed he is raring to go at United, and admits he spoke to national team-mate Fred before signing for the English Premier League football giants.
After agreeing a deal with Los Blancos last week, the 30-year-old was paraded in front of the Old Trafford faithful ahead of Monday night’s shock 2-1 victory against arch-nemesis Liverpool for Erik ten Hag’s first points in the English Premier League.
In a wide-ranging interview discussing numerous topics, the five-time Champions League winner said: ”I’m absolutely delighted. I feel like I’m 20 or 18 years of age, I’m raring to go, I’m excited to be amongst my teammates, playing in the stadium and I think that it’s just huge excitement and I’m absolutely delighted.
”I don’t know whether many people know this but I played in a competition here when I was 15, When I was at São Paulo, and you have that film that runs through your mind that 15 years later you come back here to play for Manchester United and not in your wildest dreams would you imagine yourself playing here.
”Obviously when I played in that Nike Cup I would have liked to come here and now that I’m here again I’m the happiest man alive and I can’t wait to produce on the pitch and help out my teammates and to help Manchester United to win games and to go on to win trophies.
”Well, it’s the biggest club in England. It’s the club with the most amount of titles. So, I’m really happy and just can’t wait to get going.”
And having spent nine seasons in the Spanish capital, Casemiro expressed his excitement at the prospect of linking up with two of his decorated former team-mates.
At Old Trafford the Brazilian finds fellow former Madrid stars Raphael Varane, who joined last summer, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who also returned to the club last year, via Juventus. However it is the perennially under-fire Fred who Casemiro handed the most praise, as he prepares to link up with his partner in the middle of the park for the Brazilian national side. — Mailonline.
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