Spanish media broke the news that French center back Varane has met with new Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti to confront the question about his future stay. Varane returned to Madrid this week and officially joined Real Madrid's pre-match preparations after completing a medical examination.
Varane ended his Europa League vacation by appearing at Real Madrid's Valdebebas training camp alongside Bale, who is on loan at Tottenham Hotspur from last season, to train with Modric and other teammates. This breaks previous rumors in the British media that Varane will go directly to Manchester United after the summer vacation and will not return to Real Madrid for training.
Varane is rumored to be eager to move to Manchester United and has already agreed a personal contract with the Red Devils, who have offered him a staggering salary, but the club has yet to agree a transfer fee with Real Madrid.
Currently, Real Madrid is bidding £50 million for Varane, down from the original price of $60 million, but United are only willing to bid £40 million. The ten million difference between Manchester United and Real Madrid is not an easy thing to reach an agreement.
British media have analyzed that Ed Woodward has adopted a similar strategy to when he brought in Sancho last year, which could ultimately lead to a blocked transfer for Varane. Spanish newspaper As reported that Varane is not a non-Man Utd player and hinted at the possibility of a contract extension during a conversation with the Anchor man.
Varane is rumored to be eager to challenge himself in the Premier League, but in reality, it's all about the money. United are offering him a better deal, as the Red Devils are known for their lucrative salaries, and Solskjaer has been offered a new three-year contract worth £10 million a year after three years without a title. As a result, United are offering Varane an even more lucrative salary of up to £300,000 a year!
Varane, who still has a year left on his contract, is hoping that Carlo Ancelotti can persuade the Real Madrid hierarchy to offer him a better extension, closer to the terms offered by United, suggesting that he has not ruled out the possibility of staying in Spain. As a result, United had hoped to complete the introduction of Varane by the end of July, but it now looks like the soap opera may be going on for a while longer, putting both United and Varane in a difficult position.
The British media claim that Varane has been a United supporter since he was a child, but that doesn't make sense in the modern transfer process. 2011, when Varane was still playing for Lens, Sir Alex Ferguson personally traveled to France to negotiate a deal to try to make it happen, but in the end Varane chose Real Madrid.
Fergie recalled in his 2015 autobiography, "I was flying down the train from Euston to Lille trying to sign young French defender Varane. David Gill was in contract talks with Lens when Zinedine Zidane got wind of it and somehow brought him back to Real Madrid from under our noses."
Meanwhile, United are also considering bringing in 26-year-old midfielder Saúl Niguez of Madrid's other giants, Atletico Madrid, as a replacement for Pogba. In the past, Saúl's £128 million default fee was the biggest obstacle to his transfer. But after losing their starting berth last year, United believe they can get the Spain international for just £45m. Compared with West Ham's £100 million bidder Declan Rice, or the "new Kante" Eduardo Camarvinga, who prefers to play in La Liga, Saúl and Wolves' Portuguese international Ruben Neves are the easier midfield candidates for United to get this summer.
