MANCHESTER (United Kingdom): Manchester United have completed the signing of the center back Raphael Varane from Real Madrid on a four-year contract, said the Premier League club on Saturday.
The two clubs have reached an agreement for last month’s transfer, with English media reporting will pay 34 million pounds ($ 47 million) for Varane.
“The opportunity to come here and play in the Premier League is something I can’t refuse,” Varane said, who had 79 caps for France and was part of their World Cup winning team in 2018.
“I will give everything to be part of it The famous history of this club.
“Varane walked out on the field ahead of the opening of the Premier League against Leeds United at Old Trafford on Saturday.
The player, the contract will actually expire next summer, making 41 appearances for the club last season because the Zinedine Zidane team finished runners-up to Laliga Champions Atletico Madrid and removed by Chelsea in the Champions League semifinals.
The defender, who played 360 times real because he joined the French side lens in 2011, will bring a lot of experience to United, after winning 18 major awards during his time in Spain, including four Champions League titles and three Laliga.
The 28-year-old played a French European Champaign campaign this summer, where they removed by Switzerland in 16.
The last Varane was the third signing of United from the summer as manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to build a squad with the aim of increasing the second position last season Premier League.
Varane will join fellow new Sancho Jadon players, who arrived from Borussia Dortmund for 85 million euros, and goalkeeper Tom Heaton, who returned to Old Trafford with free transfers from Aston Villa.