At 30, Raphaël Varane no longer wants to waste his time. Victorious for long seasons with Real Madrid, the French central defender is having a particularly delicate campaign this time, at Manchester United. This is demonstrated by his nine small appearances in the Premier League, over 18 possible days. The native of Lille has been left out of the Mancunian rotation for several weeks, all without having had any real explanations from his coach, Erik ten Hag.
The Team also explains that Raphaël Varane would begin to be more and more frustrated internally, even if he continues to play his role as mentor for the youth, embodied by a certain Willy Kambwala (19 years old) in particular. The latter celebrated his first start of the season in the defeat against West Ham this weekend (2-0), thus overtaking the ex-Madrilenian in the hierarchy (Varane was unwell, editor’s note). At the end of his contract in the summer of 2025, Varane could see himself bouncing back far from Manchester United, but to go where? To be continued…
