Ten years and four managers later, the pursuit is over and Raphael Varane is a Manchester United player. The youngest French team captain recently signed for the Red Devils from Real Madrid, and the four time winner of the Champions League (and a world champion) will boost the defensive line, along with the captain Harry Maguire. But the quest to sign Varane started long time ago, under iconic manager sir Alex Ferguson. Financial Fair play? Ha-ha! PSG are offering Pogba 77 million Ksh per weekIn an interview for the Manchester United website, Varane talked about that situation, as well as his new teammates, and his friend Paul Pogba. “There had been a lot of rumours and a lot of people speaking about me and Manchester United since 2011, when Sir Alex Ferguson came to my mother’s house. When it was real, that was when I spoke with my club, and I felt it was a real opportunity to play in the Premier League for Manchester United.” explained Varane. FERREIRA – TOTTENHAMIn Manchester, the Frenchman was greeted by his countryman and United star Paul Pogba. Off course, one of the questions was reserved for the former Juventus player, but the journalist from the official club website didn’t asked the most important question: will Pogba stay at the Old Trafford. “I think Paul is very positive and he has a very good energy; he motivates players in the dressing room and on the pitch with his energy. We are different but we are very complementary, and it’s important in the team to have different types of leaders and characters. I’ve known him for a very long time, we started together with the French national team and he’s a great player. I think he’s ambitious and me too, so we are ready to work hard and to do all we can to win trophies” said the Frenchman. It’s officially official! Raphael Varane is a Red Devil and he’s got around 70,000 witnesses to confirm itVarane is coming from Real Madrid, where he won, no less than four Champions League titles, but as he say, it still motivates him to compete. “I think the winning mentality is there every day. When you win I think you are more hungry and you want to demonstrate that it wasn’t casual; it was because you worked hard and made a lot of sacrifices and because you deserve it. The more victories you have, I think it’s more motivation also” said Varane, who could debut for his new club on Sunday against Southampton.
