Raphaël Varane told a tasty anecdote about his arrival at Real Madrid in an interview for A.S.. While he was still at his mother’s house, he received a call… which he thought was one more among the many phone calls at the time. Except that on the other end of the phone, it was Zinedine Zidane. “The phone was ringing all the time at that time. I answered the phone and suddenly recognized Zidane. I got scared and told him if we could talk later, I was busy” he says. Panicked, he runs to tell his brother, who immediately responds: “did you hang up on Zidane? What have you done! » Zidane also replied: “yes, yes, of course…”
Varane also explains that he met José Mourinho before signing in order to ensure real interest from the club: “I went to Madrid to speak to him in person… I left saying to myself: “I would give my life for this man.” » Recruited at just 18 years old, the central defender would ultimately play 360 matches with Real Madrid, winning four Champions Leagues (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018), including three under Zidane. A huge Madrid story… started with an almost missed phone call.
