Varane in Mourinho’s list as he looks to bolster his Defense
Manchester United planning a summer move for Real Madrid Defender Raphael Varane. The French Defender has been a target for United for a long time.With Phil Jones,Chris Smalling and Daley Blind’s future all in doubt,Mourinho is in the market for at least two new Defenders. Mourinho is also looking at Tottenham’s Toby Alderweireld and Barcelona’s Samuel Umtiti.
Former United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was in for Varane in 2011, before he opted to join Real, with the Reds eventually signing Phil Jones from Blackburn. Varane even turned down advances from Mourinho in 2016-
‘Of course it’s flattering. Manchester United are a very big club. But from the moment when Madrid and I are in sync on my project, there’s no questions to ask yourself,’ Varane told Canal+.
‘I have always said I feel good in Madrid. It’s not easy to say no to Jose Mourinho, but you have to weigh up the pros and the cons.
‘We’re men, we have decisions to make and that’s how it is’.
He was tempted to reunite with Jose but wanted to stay loyal to Zidane-
‘It was really that trust, that support which was important for me, and when I was reassured on that point, there was no question of it any more,’ he said.
Real are willing To sell Varane this summer.They value him around £50 million and United are not willing to pay more than £40 million for the 24 year old.
Varane has contract with Madrid until 2022.
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