Raphael Varane has revealed he turned down a move to Manchester United because he is happy at Real Madrid.
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“Of course it’s flattering”.
“Manchester United are a great club, but from the moment Real Madrid and I decided on the project, there was nothing more to say”.
In his latest blog that appeared in the Manchester United website, Juan Mata has said that Spain have left a good impression during their friendly worldwide against Belgium in Brussels.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has described Jose Mourinho as the “master” tactician after he was reunited with the Portuguese coach at Old Trafford. It’s not easy to say “no” to Jose Mourinho, but you have to weigh up the pros and the cons.
The 34-year-old has also scored three goals in the Premier League to help Mourinho’s men make a 100 per cent start to the new season.
The Manchester derby has taken on a more important role this season given the managers of the two clubs.
The French global suffered a thigh injury which ruled him out of both the Champions League final and the European Championships with a thigh injury, but will be aiming to become a stronger player for the experience.
Varane, regarded as one of the world’s top center backs aged 23, missed France’s UEFA Euro 2016 campaign with injury. But despite not facing the best of summers Zidane has not lost his faith in Varane, the fact which the French worldwide was sure of himself and that motivated him to stay at Real Madrid.
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Coming off fresh after playing a full game in the Les Bleus 3-1 win over Italy in the worldwide break, Varane will be hoping to regain his old form this season.
