That\u2019s why it\u2019s notable that Bruno Guimaraes, a bona fide Newcastle favourite, has lavished unqualified praise on a Man Utd<\/a> star. <\/p>\n It cements a remarkable turnaround for the player who was one of the most vilified individuals in the team this time last year. <\/p>\n More than a Newcastle player, Guimaraes is a Brazilian international, and for every Brazilian player, especially midfielders, Casemiro<\/a> is the ultimate example.<\/p>\n From winning five Champions League titles with Real Madrid to effectively having two different career spells at Old Trafford<\/a> with his recent resurgence, Casemiro is an example for everyone.<\/p>\n Guimaraes is the latest to give him his flowers, saying that the Man Utd player is an \u201cidol\u201d for him, counting him as his inspiration. <\/p>\n In an interview with Globo<\/a>, Guimaraes said: \u201cHe\u2019s a complete player. His career speaks for itself. In one of my first interviews with the national team in 2020, when I arrived, they asked if I was inspired by anyone in midfield, and I said his name, Casemiro.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s also an idol there for everything he\u2019s done, especially at Real Madrid, the five Champions League titles. A guy that everyone who plays in the Brazilian midfield talks about, Casemiro, is the guy we have to follow. So I think it\u2019s a bit of everything. He\u2019s a leader.\u201d<\/p>\n Casemiro has made the unthinkable a genuine possibility<\/p>\n Last season, when Toby Collyer was starting ahead of him<\/a>, everyone at Man Utd was counting down the days to the summer of 2026. <\/p>\n That\u2019s when the club would finally be free of Casemiro\u2019s huge wages and move forward without a player who was past it.<\/p>\n Fast forward a year, and the thought that Casemiro could be offered an extension<\/a> is no longer rage-bait, but a genuine possibility many Man Utd fans<\/a> would entertain. <\/p>\n After his latest performances, do you want Casemiro to sign a one-year contract extension? <\/p>\n The numbers will have to make sense from United\u2019s perspective, relative to Casemiro\u2019s age, but such is his turnaround and professionalism and nobody can rule out the player performing at the top level for another year or two. <\/p>\n If he agrees to a reduced squad role on lower wages<\/a>, then that probability arguably becomes a no-brainer, because he\u2019s no longer just a crucial player<\/a>.<\/p>\n His gravitas and leadership make him a team leader who sets the standards, something that is invaluable for Ruben Amorim. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Praise from rival club players is rare for Manchester United stars, rarer still coming from a Newcastle player,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302755,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[70481,403,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-302754","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-casemiro","9":"tag-soccer","10":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"mail](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mail.png\")
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Photo by Ryan Pierse\/Getty ImagesBruno Guimaraes lavishes praise on Casemiro<\/p>\n