Raphaël Varane will become Manchester United’s second summer signing after Jadon Sancho, who was taken over from Borussia Dortmund, Fabrizio Romano and RMC Sports Monday afternoon. According to the transfer expert, only the last folds have to be ironed out and it is a matter of ‘hours or days’ before the transfer is in place. Varane has already reached a personal agreement with Manchester United.
Various international media, including Goal, Le Parisien and RMC Sports, reported on Sunday evening that negotiations between Real Madrid and Manchester United were moving forward. The relationship between Manchester United and Real Madrid is according to Goal excellent, which made it unnecessary for both sides to ‘play a game of chess’. The transfer fee is probably between 45 and 55 million euros, although other media speak of a transfer fee of 50 million euros.
Raphael Varane to Manchester United, here we go! ?? #MUFC
Agreement almost done between Man Utd and Real Madrid, just final details to be completed and then paperworks time. It’s a “matter of hours or days”. Here-we-go. ????
Varane has a total agreement on personal terms too. ??
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 26, 2021
Varane was not present on Sunday evening in Real Madrid’s exhibition game against Rangers, which was held by the Royal was lost 2-1. The 28-year-old center defender did appear on the training field on Monday, despite an agreement between Manchester United and Real Madrid approaching. Romano wrote on Twitter that Varane wanted to be respectful to Real Madrid “until the last day”, but at the same time emphasized that the Spanish top club has resigned themselves to his departure.
Varane’s name has been increasingly associated with a move to Manchester United in recent weeks. The French centre-back still had a contract with Real Madrid until mid-2022 and has rejected all offers to extend that contract. Manchester United will take advantage of that situation, while Varane himself would like to make the switch to the Premier League. After ten years, the collaboration between Varane and Real Madrid comes to an end, which took him over from RC Lens in the summer of 2011 for ten million euros.