Less and less used by Erik ten Hag, Raphaël Varane will certainly leave Manchester United this winter. The point of no return seems to have been reached with his trainer.
The future of Raphaël Varane was further obscured this Saturday during Manchester United’s defeat against Bournemouth (0-3) Saturday afternoon at Old Trafford. And yet, the French defender didn’t even play. It was from the bench that the 2018 world champion witnessed the rout of his team.
We knew that Varane, in difficulty this season, was not Erik ten Hag’s first choice. When Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelöf were injured, the Dutch coach lined up a central hinge made up of Harry Maguire and veteran Jonny Evans, who is making an unlikely return to Manchester this season. On Saturday, Ten Hag innovated again by starting a professional full-back, Luke Shaw, alongside Maguire. And when he called Shaw back to the bench after a very mediocre performance, it was to start Evans, under the helpless gaze of Varane.
Varane can pack his bags
This match against Bournemouth confirmed the extent to which Ten Hag no longer counted on Varane, whatever the former Ajax coach said to the press. This Sunday morning, transfer specialist Nicolo Schira indicates that the Frenchman could leave Man Utd as early as January, an option already put forward by The Independent, which mentioned a major cleaning this winter with the departure of another former Real Madrid executive , Casemiro.
A defender of quality and experience, Varane should not lack suitors if he is indeed put on the market. We seem to have reached the point of no return between the former Lensois and Ten Hag. One of the two will undoubtedly have to leave by the end of January, and unless the Dutch coach loses his place in the coming weeks, it is Varane who can start packing his bags.
Raphael #Varane could leave #Manchester United in January #transfers window. He is not in a good relationship with #TenHag. #MUFC
— Nicolò Schira (@NicoSchira) December 10, 2023
