The rumour has become the fact – Raphael Varane is the newest Como acquisition! The French centre-back signed a two-year deal with a one-year extension option with the Serie A side. He arrived at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia as a free agent after his contract with Manchester United expired.À une nouvelle aventure ensemble @raphaelvarane 💪 pic.twitter.com/Cn31I8USnU— Como1907 (@Como_1907) July 28, 2024 Speaking for the club’s website, Varane expressed joy at the new step in his career, underlining that he liked the project and is ready to help the club with his immense experience.”I’m very happy and excited about this new project, and I can’t wait to get started and meet up with the team and my team-mates. At first, I was curious to find out what the project was all about, and then I immediately saw that it was special, different from any other I’d been offered, so I wanted to know more. The more I learned about the project, the more interesting it became, giving me a different perspective on what I wanted to do. I have a lot of experience at the highest level, and now to be able to share that knowledge and help a club build itself up and hopefully reach the top is super exciting,” said Varane.I’m super excited, incredibly proud and can’t wait to get started !! 😁🇮🇹 https://t.co/4brjRJHv9v— Raphaël Varane (@raphaelvarane) July 28, 2024 The inevitable question related to Como manager Cesc Fabregas, with whom Varane battled it out in El Clasico wearing a Real Madrid jersey while the Spaniard played for Barcelona.”I’m meeting Cesc again, but not as an opponent this time. I’m very happy, I really like his philosophy of play and his passion for football. When we spoke it was so easy to understand each other, so I hope we’ll have very positive results. In any case, I’m coming with a great deal of humility to help the team and the club grow,” Varane stated.Juve eye Bundesliga wonder to improve offenceThe 31-year-old started his career at Lens, from which he moved to Real Madrid in 2011. During his ten-year spell at Santiago Bernabeu, Varane won three La Liga trophies and four Champions Leagues, being part of arguably the greatest generation of Madrid giants. Three years ago, he joined Man United, where he won the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. Varane wore the France jersey 93 times, becoming the World Champion in 2018.##NAJAVA_MECA_8234792##All these trophies guarantee the experience and professionalism the Frenchman brings. Exactly those features will be of the utmost importance for Como, which reached the top tier of Italian football for the first time after 21 years, and players like Varane are crucial for the club to avoid relegation. Interestingly, the defender is not the first former Premier League player to arrive in Como. Before him, the club brought in two former Liverpool players – the left-back Alberto Moreno and the goalkeeper Pepe Reina.
