So we've agreed terms with Varane. Madrid want 60m euros. We want to pay 40m euros so it'll get done somewhere around 50m euros
Raphael Varane | Signed for United!
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I thought he was a weasel faced rat?
When he makes his first mistake and people start calling for Lindelof to start again 
Be a great base for Garner to sit in front of too if we keep him with us this season.
Wait until they start demanding Lindelof and Bailly because Maguire and Varane have a mix up and cost us a win away at Anfield.When he makes his first mistake and people start calling for Lindelof to start again
Mason is a top class transfer muppet. He followed Reguilon when we were heavily linked last summer 
I’d love to see it tried at some point.
When he makes his first mistake and people start calling for Lindelof to start again
Who?
Júlio César Clemente Baptista.
Given how he rinsed Reguilon away vs Spurs, he took it personally he didn't move to United!Mason is a top class transfer muppet. He followed Reguilon when we were heavily linked last summer
Mason is a top class transfer muppet. He followed Reguilon when we were heavily linked last summer
I doubt the players know much more than the industry gossip until it gets to the final stages. Players are hardly going to Ole wondering who are we signing this summer and expecting to be let in on deals. Sancho last summer was a slog and it was obvious to everyone and their dog that we were trying. I’d say players are just thinking about keeping their own place, their next deal and hoping the new lads are good lads who will help us win stuff. Why wouldn’t players be muppets basically? I’d say they are online browsing as much as any of us.
Rash and Sancho were texting each other with apparently Jadon saying "get Ed to pay the money lol" so I think they probably would be aware of each others movements via WhatsApp etc, foreign players maybe less so but I'd be amazed if PP, Martial etc didn't have Varane on a chat somewhere, its likely how Romano etc get their info that the clubs don't leak
I see Garner as more of a roaming playmaker, like Modric, rather than a DM tbh.
When he makes his first mistake and people start calling for Lindelof to start again
It's sad that this isn't even a genuine joke
I feel like this is done spoons...
The only CB I know are Varane and Maguire.
Ah cheers - that was it! Maybe we’ll get to see them play together at last!
I'm still remaining cautious but all the noise sounds positive. I'd be really pleased with this signing, two very sensible additions that really improve the team.
Greenwood's like is the new Yes x
I would be randomly following other footballers and liking transfer posts just for shits and giggles.
Was saving 20 mill worth it though?
Just speculating
With a better attack we’d won the EL.
The question is why there are no other clubs mentioned now. Is his requested salary too high?Is he considered to be too far beyond his peak? Why not any interest at all from any other clubs?
I personally don’t rate White at all and would strongly prefer Varane, but I can still se how White would cost more/ be worth more on the PL market. He’s English, he’s younger, he would have a big value at end of contract, he’s proven in the PL, he’s settled in England and speaks English, etc.Arsenal are about to pay £50m-£55m on White and here we are complaining about paying less money on Varane.
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Ah ... Still ...No
Maguire sent his tweet and somebody replied with the photo underneath
After the flood of positive tweets I shall proceed to unzip ...
You do you, my man.
His pool's quite limited when you think about it. He can't really go to Atletico or Barcelona due to obvious reasons. PSG, Liverpool, City and Juventus all have very good CBs already, Bayern and Liverpool ended up getting good deals on Upamecano and Konate, Liverpool even just turned down the chance to sign Kabak for pennies because of how happy they are with their CBs currently. PSG opted for Ramos which is obviously fair enough. Inter Milan are flat broke.
Which leaves you with only really United and Chelsea and by the sounds of it Chelsea are trying to spunk their whole budget on Haaland. Sometimes the stars just align.
Does anyone know if Varane speaks English actually?
To me it has quite an appealing quasi retro 80s look but the sponsorship choice brings it down significantly.
Only a handful of clubs could afford his wages and the transfer fee and most of those aren’t going to prioritise him. City and Liverpool are sorted, PSG got Ramos, Bayern never get into transfer bun fights, and Juve have bigger problems. But if he was free, all those clubs would take another look.
Well he has been texting with Rio according to the great man himself and knowing Rio I doubt they are talking in French.
It’s been discussed earlier and I’m afraid the general concensus was that he does not speak English. Harry would not like that
Maguire is the leader guys, he is the one doing the commanding area. Varane can do his hand sign while Maguire will do the talking on the pitch. Relax.
He was regularly in the squad either playing or on the bench between his injuries except his last season he played which was 2019/20. He fell out of the reckoning but suffered a long term injury and has not been available pretty much the whole of 2020 to now. We would not have loaned him before then considering he was a regular first team player under multiple managers.
I agree to some extent, but it was not a secret that Varane was moving in to his last year and that always means a big opportunity. Liverpool, PSG, and Bayern all chose to sign other players. It even looks as RM chose Alaba instead of Varane.
The wages could be a major issue if the rumours of 350 k per week are true. That would also screw up the structure of wages at many clubs.
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