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Ten Years a Cafite
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Shame that his body can hold up much.
When will SHaw follow up, if ever?
When will SHaw follow up, if ever?
Yup. So fecking frustrating. We need to be going for somebody who’s no older than I.Always wished we had signed him all those years ago from Lens. A proper world class centre back in his day.
As for us, we're back to square one again. I had assumed we bought him (and Casemiro) to plug a gap whilst we searched for a long term option. Instead we've not lifted a finger and will be needing to spend big for a top class starting centre back this summer.
The talk was all about how he was playing Jonny Evans over him and there was a rift. We'll see, I'm pretty sure he'd have extended if he knew ten hag wouldn't be the manager next season.Not sure about that.
The talk months ago was that his contract was not being renewed. I never heard anything different. The man can't stay fit enough for the demands of the PL.
Fair enough, I disagree.Rubbish. He was leaving regardless of anything to do with managers this summer.
This was decided around Christmas.
I was trying to search for it but can't find it, it was an article at the time of the rift and then coming back to the negotiating table. Anyway, not claiming it as fact, but I think he renews if he knew Ten Hag was being replaced with someone.Rumoured? By who, pray tell?
He never had the chance to renew on those terms it was United's decision.I was trying to search for it but can't find it, it was an article at the time of the rift and then coming back to the negotiating table. Anyway, not claiming it as fact, but I think he renews if he knew Ten Hag was being replaced with someone.
It’s better than extending them for years and years.Another one leaving on a free. Not sure how we are able to sustain this business model, the amount of players we've signed for huge money and flogged for much less or just released is absurd.
Well he would have a 25% reduction now anyway from not being in the CL, so I'm sure we'd be happy to trigger it.He never had the chance to renew on those terms it was United's decision.
If he wanted to stay he had to negotiate a lower salary because the club were categorically not triggering his extension on £340k a week. Same situation as De Gea last year except unlike then Varane didnt agree new terms at all.
Yep, lost a bit of his dominance defending wide spaces but he’s by far our best box defender and it isn’t really close. Never really got much credit for it while he was hereBit of a shame really. His injuries really prevented him from ever reaching his top level with us.
He went under the radar a lot of the time and we were easily a lot better when he played. I think one of the reasons we've conceded so many cut-backs this season is due to his absences. He's absolutely elite at defending that near post area.
Wish him all the best.
Yeah reduced wages I read (and assume VERY reducedWas he offered a new contract?
Just curiosity on my part as I don’t use twitter anymore.
Apparently yes, but on way lower wages.Was he offered a new contract?
Just curiosity on my part as I don’t use twitter anymore.
If only we had proper people running the football club back then.Should've signed him when he was 18 and we were scouting him at Lens.
Absolutely agree with this. Thanks for your efforts in Red, Rafa!Love the guy. Will miss him. All the best to you and to your family Raphael !
We need some experience but we also need fit players, and he's just not fit for enough matches. If we're going to keep someone, better keep a CB who is less injury prone.I don't even understand why extending it a year would be an issue anyway, you'd have to spend 30m+ and the wages to replace him and we've attempted to sell every other CB, bar Martinez. We need to have some actual experience back there.
We also happened to have a certain Vidic and Ferdinand, backed up by the likes of Evans, Smalling, Brown, and O'Shea, so the pressure may have not been as high to prioritize him. We were apparently haggling over a 10m fee at time, which given the career he went on to have, wouldn't been peanuts to pay at the time.If only we had proper people running the football club back then.
Varane won three La Liga titles and four Champions League trophies in his time at Real Madrid before joining United under then-manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
He won the World Cup with France in 2018 before retiring from international football in February 2023.
Woot.The former France international helped United win the Carabao Cup in 2023 when manager Erik ten Hag's side beat Newcastle United in the final.
Loads of people, in summer 21I don't have time to read through 6 pages, did anyone mention that he's a great player but too injury prone yet?
Yup. It’s very depressing. They were stellar between October and February last season.I thought the triangle of Varane, Martinez and Casemiro would be our foundation for a few years.
Now Varane's gone, Casemiro can't play at this level anymore and will likely be sold and Martinez has become injury prone.
I think so as well. I think he will stay now.Have to extend Maguires contract now.
As I mentioned before though, if we're not playing midweek, I don't think he would have any issues. He would be absolutely ideal to have in the squad and you could buy a younger CB to ultimately take over from him the year after.We need some experience but we also need fit players, and he's just not fit for enough matches. If we're going to keep someone, better keep a CB who is less injury prone.