I’m absolutely committed to this being Rio and by some way, rather like the rest of the forum, but I can’t help but think the neutral would see this quite differently, and perhaps with some justification. Varane’s medal haul is the envy of just about any defender you can think of. And while it’s wrong to look at trophies as the overarching determiner of quality, it’s fair to say that Varane absolutely was a huge part of all that success.
So, it is Rio - no doubt about that. Varane has had a magnificent career, though, and falls down in the discussion due to what he hasn’t done in a United shirt.