Casemiro: Comparing the Brazilian's stats to Man United's current midfielders

Casemiro, who joined Madrid from Sao Paulo in 2013, has won three La Liga titles, five Champions Leagues, a Copa del Rey, three UEFA Super Cups and three FIFA Club World Cups.

The Brazil international has also managed to establish himself as one of the best defensive midfielders in the world.

According to reports, United are set to pay Madrid an initial £50.7million for Casemiro and the deal also includes £8.5million in add-ons. The 30-year-old has agreed to sign a four-year contract at Old Trafford, but how does he compare to the options currently at Erik ten Hag's disposal?

We've compared Casemiro's 2021-22 La Liga stats to the corresponding Premier League stats of United's current central midfield options.

Note: we've only included Donny van de Beek's stats from his loan spell at Everton as he didn't start a single Premier League game for United in 2021-22.

Goals:

Bruno Fernandes – 10

Fred – 4

Christian Eriksen – 1

Scott McTominay – 1

Donny van de Beek – 1

Casemiro – 1

Assists:

Bruno Fernandes – 6

Fred – 4

Christian Eriksen – 4

Casemiro – 3

Scott McTominay – 1

Donny van de Beek – 0

Minutes per goal:

Bruno Fernandes – 312

Donny van de Beek – 484

Fred – 509

Christian Eriksen – 938

Scott McTominay – 2393

Casemiro – 2576

Minutes per goal or assist:

Christian Eriksen – 187.6

Bruno Fernandes – 195

Fred – 254.5

Donny van de Beek – 484

Casemiro – 644

Scott McTominay – 1196.5

Chances created per 90 minutes:

Christian Eriksen – 2.9

Bruno Fernandes – 2.6

Fred – 1.2

Scott McTominay – 0.9

Casemiro – 0.9

Donny van de Beek – 0.4

Successful dribbles per 90 minutes (success rate):

Scott McTominay – 1.4 (77.8%)

Fred – 0.9 (56.3%)

Christian Eriksen – 0.8 (50%)

Casemiro – 0.7 (70%)

Bruno Fernandes – 0.7 (63.6%)

Donny van de Beek – 0.6 (35.2%)

Shots per 90 minutes (inside the penalty area):

Bruno Fernandes – 2.6 (1.1)

Christian Eriksen – 2.1 (0.5)

Casemiro – 1.5 (0.5)

Scott McTominay – 1.0 (0.4)

Donny van de Beek – 0.9 (0.2)

Fred – 0.6 (0.2)

Passes completed per 90 (passing accuracy):

Casemiro – 68.5 (86%)

Fred – 59.4 (84.1%)

Bruno Fernandes – 54.8 (78.3%)

Christian Eriksen – 52.2 (80.9%)

Scott McTominay – 46.4 (85.6%)

Donny van de Beek – 45 (84.7%)