Man Utd’s new £70m transfer signing Casemiro reveals club legend Paul Scholes was his idol when he was growing up

NEW Manchester United signing Casemiro has revealed that Paul Scholes was one of his idols growing up.

Casemiro joined the Red Devils on a £70million transfer deal which will keep him at Old Trafford till June 2026, with an option to extend for a further year.

The five-time Champions League winner said that Scholes was one of his main midfield heroes.

The 30-year-old said on the Red Devils’ website: “Well, there are many players… I think there are player that you remember in your life.

“So, in terms of idols in this position my idol growing up was always [Zinedine] Zidane, [but] here at Manchester United it was always Paul Scholes.

“He’s a player that was small but he got stuck in, he was a fighter, he gave everything on the pitch.

“His passing over 50 to 70 metres was incredible.

“Manchester United have always [had] good players in that position.

“[Michael] Carrick was also a great player so I think Manchester United have always had good players in that position and in midfield.

“The little guy [Scholes] was very good and what I loved about him was when he played was that he was small but he went in hard and fair.”

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The Brazilian international is about to join up with his former Los Biancos team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo.

He comes from Real Madrid having made 336 appearances, scoring 31 goals and also assisting 29.

Apart from the Champions League, he is also a three-time FIFA Club World Cup winner with Real Madrid and also won the Copa America in 2019.

Discussing his love for his new club, he added: “You could count on him [Scholes] but in that team, you had Rio Ferdinand, [Edwin] van der Sar, lots of players.

“Cris, Cristiano [Ronaldo] himself was here too…

“Manchester United is an historic club and it will always be an historic club so it’s an honour for me to be here.”