Manchester United have revealed that new signing Casemiro will wear number 18 shirt for the club.
The 30-year-old was officially introduced to the club’s fans on Monday evening, ahead of the club’s 2-1 Premier League win over Liverpool.
Casemiro trained with his teammates for the first time on Thursday and is set to make his debut against Southampton at St Mary’s on Saturday.
There had been much uncertainty over the midfielder’s possible shirt number, but the club has officially confirmed that he will wear the number 18 for his new team.
“We can confirm that Casemiro will wear the no.18 shirt for Manchester United, following the completion of his transfer from Real Madrid,” read a statement on the club’s official website.
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— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 26, 2022
Who Previously Wore No. 18 For Man United?
Casemiro hailed Paul Scholes, who famously wore the number 18 for Manchester United, in an interview with journalist Andy Mitten.
When asked who his idols were, he replied, “Well, there are many players.” “I think there are players 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 that 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 when he played was that he was small but he went in hard and fair.”
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What Shirt Number Did Casemiro Wear For Real Madrid?
Casemiro wore the numbers eight and 28 for Sao Paulo, as well as 18, 38, and 16 for Real Madrid before choosing the 14 for the 2015-16 season.
The South American wore the number for seven consecutive seasons at the Bernabeu, but he will now wear number 18 for his new team.
Bruno Fernandes wore number 18 until the end of last season, when he was replaced by Juan Mata.
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