Manchester United are close to finalising a deal for Real Madrid centre-back Raphael Varane.
This is United’s first transfer window since John Murtough’s appointment as football director. With the signing of Jadon Sancho from Dortmund due to be officially announced, It feels like Raphael Varane could define whether the summer is a successful one.
Raphael Varane is set to follow Sergio Ramos out of Real Madrid, as he wants to join Manchester United this summer but his £400,000-a-week wage demands could be the only barrier in the deal.
United are ready to move for Varane after receiving encouragement that Real Madrid are prepared to negotiate a realistic fee for the player. Efforts to sign Varane have now been stepped up following France’s exit from Euros.
Real Madrid are still waiting for an answer from Raphael Varane who is yet to make his decision known. For Madrid, the options are either renew or be sold. They won’t wait for long — either he makes his mind up quickly, or Real will do it for him & take steps to negotiate a sale.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Varane might consider a move to United or PSG in search of a new challenge: “Raphael Varane is one of the players United like. It could be an opportunity but depends on what Real Madrid want to do because at the moment they hope to convince Varane to stay, but the player wants to try something different. He’s won everything with Real Madrid, he won the World Cup with France and now he wants a new challenge. I think the Premier League will be one of the opportunities with PSG too.”
Chelsea who last won the Champions League with a defense of Thiago Silva, are also interested in hijacking the deal, while Liverpool who suffers injury blow last season are also looking to get the player’s signature.
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