Manchester United have been warned that Casemiro has never been a great player and that he looks too expensive for his age.
That’s the view of pundit Graeme Souness, speaking on talkSPORT today as he discussed the Casemiro deal, which he noted was set to cost an initial £60million, potentially rising to £70m.
The former Liverpool star clearly doesn’t think too much of United’s business here, as he believes they’re throwing a lot of money at a player who is little more than a steady-Eddie, and who has benefited from having great players around him for much of his Madrid career.
See below for his comments in full…
? “Casemiro’s played with great players but he’s never been a great player.”
? “He’s 30-years-old and at £60m or £70m it is too much money.”
???? “I don’t see him making United any better when they have the ball.”
Graeme Souness believes #MUFC signing Casemiro is a mistake! ? pic.twitter.com/BZbDY9tGwa
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) August 22, 2022
Souness is well known for having hit out at United midfielder Paul Pogba a lot during his Old Trafford career, and it looks like he’s starting to do the same with Casemiro before he’s even played a game for the Red Devils!
MUFC fans will surely just be glad they’re getting an experienced defensive midfielder in to offer better protection to their struggling back four.
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— CaughtOffside (@caughtoffside) August 22, 2022
This souness should quit commentary, how the hell was van digik a star when Liverpool payed 75m for him.
At 30 years, Casemiro still has 4 years to play active football. Wether he’s expensive or not, doesn’t really matter provided he justifys the money spent on him.
I refuse to share the same opinion with Greame Souness, that Casemiro is surrounded with good players In Madrid, that he’s not a player that worths the amount he was bought for.
My take on that, is that Casemiro is a good player, not only a good player, he’s been doing great with Real Madrid.
Only time will tell whether Casemiro is a good buy or not. This said a “steady Eddie” is exactly what United need presently – a destroyer to sit in front of the back 4 ……