Raphael Varane | Signed for United!

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This is a done deal and while it is a great acquisition on our part Real will get over £40mil for a player in his last year and Varane gets a huge pay rise.....everyone is a winner.
 
Don't want to jinx it but if £40 mil is true I'm more than happy. He has 4-5 years left of top flight competition and with his quality it's going to be very good signing. Please, please - be true :)
 
pocco said:
I'm explaining that, basically, Real don't let go of players that are crucial to them. Others have had some success, but they have usually been limited to a final swansong in a worse league or are performing at lower levels than previously. I believe all those players you listed fall into those categories. Let's put it this way, if Varane truly was "elite" in the eyes of people that coach him, manage him, see him every day and every game, they absolutely wouldn't be losing him. I don't buy into this stuff about them needing money etc.

I'm not saying they think/he is rubbish, but they have probably earmarked a replacement that is as good/better and will see a transaction that makes them a profit. Meanwhile our fans get giddy over the whole thing like I've seen countless times (every transfer) over the years. Yet when you question a signing or say that they're perhaps not as good as people seem to make out, you get pelters for it. And they are the ones that have ended up with egg on their faces more often than not these last 8-9 years yet still don't want to hear it.
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Don't forget Robben. Also incredibly harsh on Sneijder, he was far better elsewhere than he was at Real Madrid. Besides, the whole thing of Real Madrid, Barca and Bayern not "letting go" players unless they're past it has been proven wrong time and time again. People just remember the few flops and feel like that's all there is to it.

Varane is truly elite. They want him to stay. Every club in Spain has to make wage cuts because of how their salary caps are determined. Varane has 1 year left on his contract and doesn't want to accept a wage cut.

Varane has been one of the best CB in the world over the past 10 years and formed a world class partnership with Varane. He was the main defender in Frances world cup win. He's only 28 and has qualities that suit Maguire perfectly. Honestly, if there were 2 players who suited what United needed more than anyone right now, it was Varane and Sancho. They're both absolute dream signings.
 
bosnian_red said:
Don't forget Robben. Also incredibly harsh on Sneijder, he was far better elsewhere than he was at Real Madrid. Besides, the whole thing of Real Madrid, Barca and Bayern not "letting go" players unless they're past it has been proven wrong time and time again. People just remember the few flops and feel like that's all there is to it.

Varane is truly elite. They want him to stay. Every club in Spain has to make wage cuts because of how their salary caps are determined. Varane has 1 year left on his contract and doesn't want to accept a wage cut.

Varane has been one of the best CB in the world over the past 10 years and formed a world class partnership with Varane. He was the main defender in Frances world cup win. He's only 28 and has qualities that suit Maguire perfectly. Honestly, if there were 2 players who suited what United needed more than anyone right now, it was Varane and Sancho. They're both absolute dream signings.
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That's quite impressive.
 
bosnian_red said:
Varane has been one of the best CB in the world over the past 10 years and formed a world class partnership with Varane. He was the main defender in Frances world cup win. He's only 28 and has qualities that suit Maguire perfectly. Honestly, if there were 2 players who suited what United needed more than anyone right now, it was Varane and Sancho. They're both absolute dream signings.
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Bondi77 said:
Are we getting two players for the price of one?......Bargain!
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Finally we get a pair of twin defenders again after the glorious days of the Da Silva brothers. :drool:
 
Only 43 more days until deadline day. This thread could easily top 300 pages!! I have faith in yous guys!
 
Varane knows we are the most serious team who has been admired him for long time and we have the most enthusiastic fans which played part for his decision. We got this. Chelsea don’t waste your time and focus on signing your striker instead.
 
UNITED ACADEMY said:
Varane knows we are the most serious team who has been admired him for long time and we have the most enthusiastic fans which played part for his decision. We got this. Chelsea don’t waste your time and focus on signing your striker instead.
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Doesn't Haaland know that we wanted him the longest time too?
 
UnitedSofa said:
Hilarious, couldn’t make it up could you?

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This is related to an article from Marca by Santi Siguero, but the article says Chelsea entered the scene and want to sign Varane too, but that's all, so of course the Mirror will spice it up a bit by saying "Chelsea launched a surprise bid to hijack the deal"

Btw, i do not know how reliable is Santi Saguero, below is the tweet from 2 days ago.

 
pocco said:
I'm explaining that, basically, Real don't let go of players that are crucial to them. Others have had some success, but they have usually been limited to a final swansong in a worse league or are performing at lower levels than previously. I believe all those players you listed fall into those categories. Let's put it this way, if Varane truly was "elite" in the eyes of people that coach him, manage him, see him every day and every game, they absolutely wouldn't be losing him. I don't buy into this stuff about them needing money etc.

I'm not saying they think/he is rubbish, but they have probably earmarked a replacement that is as good/better and will see a transaction that makes them a profit. Meanwhile our fans get giddy over the whole thing like I've seen countless times (every transfer) over the years. Yet when you question a signing or say that they're perhaps not as good as people seem to make out, you get pelters for it. And they are the ones that have ended up with egg on their faces more often than not these last 8-9 years yet still don't want to hear it.
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But you're wrong in the sense that Madrid DO want to keep him they've been trying to extend his deal for a year and it's been reliably detailed in Spain that he wanted to leave in 2019 but Zidane being rehired convinced him to stay. The player's GENUINE preference for a new challenge, new salary caps in Spain and contract situation has backed Madrid into a corner out of their will I'd bet my life if Perez had a genuine opportunity he'd keep Varane but he simply can't. It doesn't all of a sudden make Varane damaged goods that he's leaving one of the best clubs in the world. Di Maria, Robben, Sneijder, Ronaldo, Ozil have all had decent individual careers since leaving Madrid a 28yr old Varane in his prime will be just fine


Dan-Utd said:
I can't see this one happening, I've read that we are trying to get the price down and if Real Madrid are trying to raise funds for the striker from PSG they won't appreciate their time being wasted.

I would love it if it came off but in reality the last few years we've had to go for young up and coming players, good quality players from the Portuguese league or older players that have been released, this time we are talking about a world class defender, a proven one at that, from one of the biggest clubs in world football.

I know Real and Barca are having cash problems and I've seen stories saying Barca are going to release Samuel Umtiti - if true I see more chance of us signing him because he fits in with the freebie route and we can push a big signing on fee his way.

I'm surprised we haven't tried to pip Arsenal to the signing of the Brighton defender.
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What's the problem with us trying to get a fee down of over €60m for a 28yr old with a year left on his deal? You can bash Utd for other stuff but NEVER bash them for trying to get the best deal possible for the club especially during COVID the Sancho deal should be evidence of it. Also don't believe everything you read in the media some word in Spain is a deal is likely to be done this week as Madrid want things sorted out quickly themselves a final fee will likely be around €55m
You have quite clearly been absent completely from football if you still think a walking hospital in Umtiti is still a world class CB in 2021 his fitness has been worse than Phil Jones and I'm not exaggerating it's genuinely been that bad in Spain(hence why Barca are TERMINATING his contract) he won't last 5 minutes in the PL
And the lad from Brighton I'm assuming is Ben White would be up there with Schneiderlin as one of our worst piece of businesses for PL players. He's not Brighton's best CB, not even top 10 CBs in the PL(Lindelof and a fit Bailly are better), grand total of 2 England caps in meaningless friendlies and MASSIVELY overpriced at £50m he's a £20-30m CB AT BEST
 
I like that scale. An empty moon should now accompany every tweet of Jan the clown
 
I'm at work and can't see the image. What does it say? I can't cope with not know :(
 
wise_old_man said:
So he's "lost a level" or "entering his peak"? How can one player be both things at a time?
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Pretty sure "lost a level" applies to his not so great season compared to his previous campaigns.
Entering his peak years, where on paper he should be playing his best football.

We could've done with one less post, that is picking on someone, just because the poster was lazy to move his brain cells and try to understand.
 
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