Casemiro is officially a Manchester United player. After months and months of chasing Frenkie de Jong to no avail, the Red Devils have finally plugged their gap in defensive midfield which has yawned ever since father time caught up with Nemanja Matic.
The Old Trafford faithful have been tearing their hair out at the ineffectual pairing of Fred and Scott McTominay at the base of their midfield, crying out for the likes of Declan Rice, Kalvin Phillips and Boubacar Kamara in recent years to finally give their back line the protection it needs.
But alas, out of nowhere, United fans have been presented with a better solution than they could have imagined in their wildest dreams in the form of Real Madrid legend Casemiro.
A five-time Champions League winner who formed a midfield trio for the ages with Luka Modric and Toni Kroos, Casemiro has all the makings of exactly the player Erik ten Hag needs as a vertebrae in his United spine.