Raphael Varane | Signed for United!

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Most of the time when we miss out on a player there’s a meltdown about how shit our recruitment is.
Sure, I said there's definitely a lot of that as well, it's the normal reaction, but then you have the jilted lover reaction that you see in every fan forum where you suddenly find the flaws, and how it probably worked out for the best, there's better out there, etc. It can also be the reverse effect as @JPRouve mentioned above.
 

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He’s be hilariously good next to Maguire, think they would complement each other perfectly. I’ve said this before, he’s the closest thing to Rio around at the moment. Can do everything.
 

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He will be absolutely perfect signing.
If not him, I'd want us to go for Pau Torres. If even that is not possible than anyone of Christian Romero, Sven Botman or Badiashile.
 

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I’ll literally cry if we end up Maguire-Lindelof next season without attempting to upgrade or at very minimum get Lindelof a babysitter in the way of a good DM
 

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I’ll literally cry if we end up Maguire-Lindelof next season without attempting to upgrade or at very minimum get Lindelof a babysitter in the way of a good DM
Focus is on Sancho deal presently. Window has a long way to go and the best players are all on active international duty. Once we get Sancho, I'd estimate we'll need to sell to buy other additions.
 

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Focus is on Sancho deal presently. Window has a long way to go and the best players are all on active international duty. Once we get Sancho, I'd estimate we'll need to sell to buy other additions.
Reliable talk of Axel going out on loan which suggests we don't need to sell a CB to buy with funds there already
Other positions is a different story
 

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Fair play to the optimism shown here in getting a £300k p/w CB in as well as Sancho a FB and possibly a midfielder!
 

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Focus is on Sancho deal presently. Window has a long way to go and the best players are all on active international duty. Once we get Sancho, I'd estimate we'll need to sell to buy other additions.
Jesse isn't!
 

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AS are back with an update on the Varane situation.
  • They're hoping that Varane's France performances help them fetch a higher price (they want 60 million Euros).
  • United and PSG have shown the most interest.
    • Neither have made an offer to Real Madrid.
    • They've only contacted the player's entourage.
    • Both are likely destinations.
      • AS declare PSG as the favourites (though they don't state what that's based on).
  • Madrid expect an offer via the player's entourage to take a while given that Varane will be focused on the Euros.
Meh, I'm not seeing much new info here outside of PSG's interest, and that could also be based on the report from Le10Sport in France, who aren't reliable.
Is there any confirmed interest from United? I also heard rumours that Chelsea were interested.
 

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How fit is he? wasn't he struggling with injuries a bit last couple of years?

Edit: never mind he's staying in Madrid it seems.
 

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It was always going to be one or the other between him and Ramos to stay. Shame.
 

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Most players don’t want to focus on contracts during the tournaments and in a team like France, he would have big chances of increasing his value.
Ramos news probably means they can give him what he’s asked for
 

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Is there any confirmed interest from United? I also heard rumours that Chelsea were interested.
For United, there is from Luckhurst and Whitwell. Regarding Chelsea, there was never anything substantial.
This guy knows feck all.
I can't tell if you're memeing or not, but José Félix Díaz is one of the most reliable Real Madrid journalists around. With that said, I can't find anything in Marca's website about the Varane renewal, so I've no idea how RM4Arab got that info. Take that Varane extension news with a pinch of salt.
 

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I kind of hope this is true. Don't need another Ramos saga by another name, Utd need to get on with realistic options that might sign for us.
 

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Overhyped CB
Being the best defender at a World Cup is pretty good justification for any level of hype. Can’t think of a single defender that achieved that feat without being one of the best defenders of his era…
 
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