He'd celebrate winning the lottery by staying in due to the worry of falling down a manhole.
Raphael Varane | Signed for United!
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He'd celebrate winning the lottery by staying in due to the worry of falling down a manhole.
Real are never getting anywhere close to 80m euros and they know it.
Did anyone see that cheeky tweet about them having to sell one of Rodrygo, Bale or Vinicius and trying to get us to buy Vinicius off them as well since we in conversation about Varane. 65mil euro or something. Desperately trying to raise funds for Mbappe.
We need to sign him, we need a reliable partner to Maguire, somebody is not a weak link and teams will target. I was just watching highlights of Utd's comeback this season on Youtube (2020 -2021) and noticed the amount of goals we had conceded due to mistakes of Lindelof.
1) Against Villa away, tries to tackle Traore could not get the ball and then he slams past a difficult angle (Good defender tackles strongly and get the ball and not make a feeble challenge)
2) Against Spurs away, Kane passes it to Moura which is somehow not cleared by Lindelof who tried to clear it from left foot, then Moura passes it across the box for Son to finish.
3) Against Brighton, cross comes and he misses it and Welbeck score.
4) Against Everton DCL gets a flick on, comes to Bernard and he squeezes it in (a strong defenders heads that ball away).
These are from that video only, I also remember on top of my head goal against Palace at home, where he was bullied by Zaha and goal in the final where he was outmuscled by Moreno, similarly last season semi final against Sevilla where he let their striker score and Bruno had a go at him.
So to summarize, I believe this is more important than Sancho signing and will surely add around 10 points in our league campaign and make us win big finals/semis where there is pressure he will not crumble in fact he thrives in those matches.
1) Against Villa away, tries to tackle Traore could not get the ball and then he slams past a difficult angle (Good defender tackles strongly and get the ball and not make a feeble challenge)
2) Against Spurs away, Kane passes it to Moura which is somehow not cleared by Lindelof who tried to clear it from left foot, then Moura passes it across the box for Son to finish.
3) Against Brighton, cross comes and he misses it and Welbeck score.
4) Against Everton DCL gets a flick on, comes to Bernard and he squeezes it in (a strong defenders heads that ball away).
These are from that video only, I also remember on top of my head goal against Palace at home, where he was bullied by Zaha and goal in the final where he was outmuscled by Moreno, similarly last season semi final against Sevilla where he let their striker score and Bruno had a go at him.
So to summarize, I believe this is more important than Sancho signing and will surely add around 10 points in our league campaign and make us win big finals/semis where there is pressure he will not crumble in fact he thrives in those matches.
I guess with all the red flags in here, you’re likely to attract a fair amount of bullshit
I don't get how Ancelotti and Varane having the same agent is relevant to this transfer. Have I missed something again?
He is on the 5 podcast with Rio regularly
It's a London based agency that also represents the likes of Son, Trippier, Walker, Maddison etc.
Them also representing Ancelotti has got feck all to do with a potential Varane transfer, agents are there to maximize clients potential earnings not get involved in internal club politics/decisions.
If we get him we'll have one of the best if not the best center-back pairing in the league. Many will see how much we needed to upgrade Lindelofs position. We are an attacking team which means we will be hit by counters a lot, for that you need strong and fast defenders, Lindelof is neither.
I like the idea of Varane. Prone to having some terrible performances though. At a good age for a senior defender with championship winning experience.
Do you think Dortmund will refuse to negotiate and hold on to again this summer too?
We've been down this road with a Madrid CB before
. I will happily eat my hat if it happens, as it's a massive gap in our team that will make such a differenceI wouldn't know, normally past out in the corner.
Oh I never walk anywhere near one of them after seeing someone fall in.
Think he meant the transfer to united will be sorted
"same again"
Basically a big old Yes x to my warped brain.
Basically a big old Yes x to my warped brain.
Ok now I finally believe we are actually in for him. Nice.
I'm choosing to read into that answer as a positive and not a neutral reaction
That was as close to a yes as you can come
That is a very very good sign imo. If it wasn't going well or we weren't in for him then ole would've been more dismissive of the varane transfer. He seems excited himself.
He was almost as giddy as when Anderson sees a Mcdonald's.
That same again was very telling. Basically we'll speak about it when we sign him. Doesn't want to jump the gun but in his mind they seem to be close
Also, started with paperwork for couple of players. So clearly we are working on something which the media hasn't picked up on.
Also, started with paperwork for couple of players. So clearly we are working on something which the media hasn't picked up on.
He almost slipped up there. ''We're still working on ermm ermm (Varane then) we want to have a strong squad.''
same again
Man, I’m liking this summer, we are ON it! Dead ball coach, Sancho pretty much sorted, Varane looking likely. Figure out the Pogba situation and get in an additional signing (preferably DM) and I am feeling quite optimistic
Yeah that interview is pretty convincing.
That would make more sense. Thanks
Get in.
No, exactly. He is not the type who is jumping in to duels and that can even be seen in the stats if someone wants a more objective view. He is still a very good defender as there are different ways to defend. It is this difference from Maguire that could make it work so good. My only question marks would be if he has passed his peak and how good is he without the worlds best midfield in front of him? Hopefully we’ll find out in August.
Whenever a transfer is about to happen, this is the exact response Ole gives.
IT'S ON
IT'S ON
Isn’t he referring to Sancho?
Same again.
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