News about Raphael Varane

Two days after his departure announcement, Raphael Varane is attracting a significant interest from a French Ligue 1 club. On Tuesday, the centre-back released a video on his social accounts, sharing that the remaining 2023/2024 season games will be his last for Manchester United. In December 2023, Daily Mail exclusively revealed that his current club opted not to renew his expiring deal. Within three years, Varane made 93 appearances for The Red Devils, scoring 2 goals and providing 1 assist.

Raphael Varane made the most of his last visit to Old Trafford as a Manchester United player on Wednesday night. On Monday, it was revealed the 31-year-old French defender would be leaving the club upon the expiry of his contract this summer. Varane - who penned an emotional farewell video to supporters - has made 93 appearances for the club since joining from Real Madrid in 2021 and lifted the Carabao Cup last season which was the club's first major trophy in six years.

Erik ten Hag admitted that Manchester United have not had an 'easy' season but vowed his players will 'give everything' to win the FA Cup in an address to fans after their 3-2 win at Old Trafford. The Red Devils kept alive their hopes of securing European football next season via the league with victory over Newcastle which moved them level on points with the Magpies in seventh. Regardless of their league position, United will earn the right to participate in games on the continent with a win in the FA Cup final against Manchester City on May 25.

CHRIS WHEELER: Ten Hag and his players will do a lap of appreciation after the match against Newcastle despite a desperate campaign that has left the Dutchman clinging to his job. It will be the final Old Trafford appearance for several stars, but Ten Hag reacted with surprise at suggestions it could be his last home match too.

Raphael Varane will leave Manchester United at the end of the season. The French centre-back, 31, will depart Old Trafford after three years upon the expiry of his contract. Varane has made 93 appearances for the club and lifted the Carabao Cup last season. 'To you guys, supporters of Manchester United, it's been an amazing few years, to play for this special club and wear that shirt,' he said in an emotional video message posted on Instagram.

A bare-bones United lost 1-0 against Arsenal on Sunday after Leandro Trossard's first-half goal and are at risk of missing out on European football altogether. Several first-team regulars were once again ruled out at Old Trafford with the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and Lisandro Martinez watching from afar. Mason Mount, Luke Shaw and Raphael Varane were also among those to miss out, forcing Erik ten Hag to cobble together a misshapen side against the league leaders. But Rooney has little sympathy for United's squad and even accused some of using their injuries as an excuse to duck out of the firing line during a horror campaign. Now, Souness has revealed this damning allegation was also made to him.

CHRIS WHEELER: Manchester United have been dealt yet another injury blow after Harry Maguire suffered a muscle injury in training ahead of Monday's trip to Crystal Palace. United already had Casemiro playing as an emergency centre-back alongside Maguire due to injuries to Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane, Victor Lindelof and Willy Kambwala, although Jonny Evans returned to training on Friday and could possibly play against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Monday night.

CHRIS WHEELER: A summer of change looms at Manchester United with all but a handful of the club's stars understood to be available at the right price. New co-owners Ineos are committed to re-shaping the squad and driving down the wage bill to comply with Financial Fair Play, with United's failure to qualify for the Champions League only exacerbating the problem. Mail Sport revealed last month that the exodus from Old Trafford could hit double figures, and we have rated the likelihood of each player leaving.

Manchester Untied will look to sign a centre-back this summer and have reportedly made Crystal Palace 's Marc Guehi a top priority. The centre of defence has been one of United's major issues this season, with Lisandro Martinez , Victor Lindelof and Raphael Varane all suffering from injuries over the campaign. Erik ten Hag has been forced to blood 19-year-old Willy Kambwala to partner Harry Maguire , while Casemiro has also filled in as an emergency centre-half. There is set to be a major squad overhaul in the summer, and The Times are reporting that Guehi is a top target for the club. The 23-year-old Eagles star is currently sidelined, but has two-years left to run on his current contract and is valued at £55m by the South London club.

Manchester United's penalty shootout FA Cup semi-final win over Coventry City brought more questions than answers - both in terms of Erik ten Hag and his players.  This has been a season riddled by mistakes on and off the pitch for United and with Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his Ineos team now assuming control of football operations, a summer shake-up feels inevitable.  United are looking to raise £100million through player sales and for some shown the door that will mean accepting a sizeable loss on their initial transfer outlay. Mail Sport runs through Manchester United's squad to work out who stays and who goes.

Erik ten Hag has made a huge decision to name a shock player in central defence for Man United's FA Cup semi-final against Coventry City.

Man United's treatment room has been one of the busiest in the Premier League this season but their injury woes seem to have remarkably continued this week, with Raphael Varane and Jonny Evans being added to their list of absentees. It's been an injury ravaged season for Erik ten Hag's side, and in the midst of a lack of defenders, the Dutchman has reportedly called an 18-year-old centre back up to train with the first-team squad ahead of their clash against Bournemouth.  On Thursday, the club announced that Varane and Evans would be unavailable for this weekend's fixture having both suffered muscle injuries. The France international is now set to be sidelined for a 'few weeks' after sustaining the injury during their 4-3 defeat by Chelsea, while Evans' return has not been confirmed but is not expected to be as serious. 

United go into Saturday's dinnertime clash at Bournemouth without six defenders, with Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans and Tyrell Malacia all sidelined. Maguire is expected to play alongside teenager Willy Kambwala again after Ten Hag was forced to resort to his 12th different centre-back pairing - and 28th back-four - of the season against Liverpool last weekend. The 31-year-old could have left United last summer.

Rashford limped out of last weekend's draw with Liverpool in the second half but trained at Carrington on Thursday and is in contention for the trip to the South Coast. Manager Erik ten Hag will also be without defenders Raphael Varane , Lisandro Martinez, Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans , Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia. 'Rashy trained yesterday so we'll see how he recovered from it today,' said Ten Hag at his Friday press conference.

CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: Erik ten Hag bemoaned the "stupid mistakes" that cost Manchester United's floundering attempt for Champions League qualification. Despite being on alert for long stretches against Liverpool on Sunday, United's match ended in a 2-2 draw with Mo Salah's 84th minute penalty. United have dropped seven points from winning positions in the last week after conceding injury time in a 1-1 draw at Brentford and 4-3 loss at Chelsea, and are now 11 points behind Tottenham and Aston Villa in sixth position.

Manchester United's squad will face Liverpool on Sunday afternoon with a 17-year-old named in their squad. Erik ten Hag has been injured by a string of defensive injuries, prompting him to call on a member of the Under-18 team to join the first-team. Defenders Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof were both suspended for a month after suffering calf and hamstring injuries this week.

Rodri is expected to have a lucrative new deal that will push the Spanish star to the top earners in the Premier League, according to reports. Rodri, 27, a defensive midfielder, has been with the Treble winners since 2027 on wages of about £180,000-per-week. However, according to The Sun, the city needs to stretch it and raise his salary into the £300,000-per-week range.

Manchester United will face Liverpool, one of Manchester's closest rivals, in Champions League football next season. In a 4-3 loss, Erik ten Hag's men sustained a humiliating blow at Chelsea on Thursday, conceding two goals deep into injury. To make it worse, three United players were forced to leave the team's excruciating injury problems this season.

Raphael Varane was forced to leave Chelsea against Chelsea before his replacement, Jonny Evans, was dealt with yet another injury blast. At Stamford Bridge, the former France national started the game but was replaced by Jonny Evans at halftime.

Manchester United has arguably the fourth-best defensive record in the Premier League, but the statistics supporting it are alarming. And they're only getting worse. Brentford had thirty-one shots against the mighty Man United on Saturday. Thirty-one. Andre Onana's hands weren't offended in the 1-1 draw, which is a surprise. The Bees' total score in one match in five years was the highest they had ever seen in a single match in five years. This is just the tip of the iceberg, and with clashes against Chelsea, Liverpool, and Arsenal later in the scramble for a European place, something has to change.

CHRIS WHEELER: English football has reached a tipping point in terms of the demands placed on Premier League players by a punishing schedule of club and international football, according to Erik ten Hag. After being sidelined again this week by Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof, Manchester United's second season at Old Trafford have struggled with a crippling injury list. At least, Harry Maguire, Raphael Varane, and Jonny Evans have returned to training to help with the defensive injuries ahead of Chelsea's match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.

Since 60 more ex-unionists joined an ongoing court case against the sport's authorities over head injuries, rugby bosses in both codes have been warned that their games are not currently safe for players. The expansion was announced by Rylands Garth, the lawyers representing the claimants. The names of the 60 other former union members were not revealed.

This season, the Red Devils have had another season of struggle, failing to capitalize on their third-place finish under new owner Erik ten Hag's tenure. The team is currently sixth in the national league table, 11 points behind Aston Villa in fourth, with Tottenham sandwiched in between, though both teams have a game in hand against Chelsea. Fans have questioned the spending habits of the team ahead of Sir Jim Ratcliffe's minority takeover earlier this season.

Raphael Varane has admitted that he played in some of his career's biggest games while suffering from concussion-related injuries, and that he was barred from a Manchester United game this season due to similar symptoms. After losing his country's 2014 World Cup quarter-final loss to Germany after being struck in the head, the French defender, 30, told L'Equipe that he suffered from 'eye fatigue.' Varane also blamed his terror in Real Madrid's 2019-20 Champions League last-16, second leg loss to Manchester City on concussion, admitting to feeling like a spectator.'