Garnacho Left Out as Casemiro Names Football’s Next Icons

The Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo discussion over their greatness is well-worn. The conversation has turned to their successors as they begin to age out of the limelight.

One player who is ideally positioned to see the situation is Manchester United midfielder Casemiro. The Brazilian has participated against Messi on no less than twenty times and alongside Ronaldo more than one hundred times for Real Madrid and Man Utd.

Casemiro, a Brazilian international and former Real guy, also knows a bit about the players emerging following the greats.

But when Casemiro told Diario AS the four players he regards as the “heirs” for Messi and Ronaldo in years to come, his Man Utd colleagues received no look in.Along with Vinicius Jr, who keeps developing in every game, Rodrygo, and Fede Valverde, he is the heir to [Messi and Ronaldo].

With a Champions League hat-trick to destroy Manchester City earlier this week, Mbappe reminded the football world of his extraordinary ability.

Unsurprisingly, Casemiro’s four of Madrid talents consists of Vini Jr. along with fellow Brazilian Rodrygo and Uruguayan midfielder Valverde. Delivering at the largest club in the world, they are all in their mid-twenties.