An amazing fee for an amazing player. I know he has a year left on his contract but getting Varane for what amounts to less than 45m pounds, is outstanding business. A proven winner in his prime. Adds the qualities in defence we lack, the pace, the maturity, extra authority in the air, ability to play out from the back.He and Maguire is a partnership I could only have dreamed of three years ago. What a step up!
We are really supporting Ole and his vision for the team. Bruno, AWB, Maguire, Cavani, Sancho, the recruitment under him has been superb. Add Varane to that and it will be amazing. Still question marks over VdB, but too soon to judge. And James was a low cost punt of mixed success so far. But even our youth recruitment has shown considerable improvement, hoovering up some top, top talents like Amad and Mejbri. He continues to clear out the deadwood too, and I expect to see a few faces depart this summer that free up wages. It feels like the days of incoherent, shit against the wall panic buying is over.