In many ways, Casemiro's time at Manchester United works as a near-perfect analogy for the club's fortunes over the last three years.
Desperate to make a statement in the transfer window in the infancy of Erik ten Hag's reign, the club needed a midfielder, and who better to bring to Old Trafford than one of legendary proportions?
Five Champions Leagues and a stupid amount of experience at the top level and still only 30 - sounds like the perfect short- to mid-term solution, right? After all, he's the perfect man for the youngsters to look up to, and a calm head on well-travelled shoulders to bring some much-needed mental fortitude to the club.