Raphaël Varane said goodbye to Manchester United and, at 31, the 2018 world champion could make his comeback to RC Lens. But Antoine Griezmann’s Atlético de Madrid would have contacted him!
After Lucas Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe, Ousmane Dembélé and Kylian Mbappé at PSG this season and like Hugo Lloris and Olivier Giroud at Los Angeles FC in a few months, 2018 world champions with the France team could find themselves in the same club this summer. Raphaël Varane is in the sights of Atlético de Madrid, where Thomas Lemar and Antoine Griezmann play.
At the end of his contract at Manchester United, Varane, 31, and too often injured during his three years with the Red Devils, decided to change direction. An improbable return to RC Lens, his training club (which he left at 17 for Real Madrid in 2011), was mentioned. The native of Lille will then have to make an XXL effort in terms of emoluments since he benefited from an exceptional salary of 20 million euros gross per year with the residents of Old Trafford.
Varane back at his home in Madrid (or not)
In the meantime, Varane would also have been requested by Atlético, qualified for the next Champions League. A possible solution for a former Merengue who spent 10 years at Casa Blanca? Eduardo IndaOK Diario explained, on the set of El Chiringuitothat the Colchoneros were interested in the retired French international, in particular because of the departure at the end of the contract of Stefan Savic.
“They are talking, but I am not saying he wants to sign”, said the journalist, who specified that Varane resettled in Madrid after the end of the Premier League. However, the central defender is not resting in his house in the Spanish capital. Manchester United are currently preparing for the FA Cup final against City on Saturday at Wembley. The 30-year-old came on in the second half against Brighton last Sunday.
