[Sports] Varane returns to Madrid, but with his bags packed

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Raphael Varane, an indispensable accomplice to the success of Real Madrid in the past decade, is very close to leaving the white entity. His fate seems linked to Manchester United, a team that would meet his salary demands (approximately 12 million euros per year) and his desire to play in the Premier League, a competition that always caught his attention. The northwest England club offers around 50 million, an amount that Madrid still considers insufficient, although the two positions tend to meet. Chelsea, another British team with enormous financial capacity, are also on the prowl for the services of the world champion.

Madrid presented the defender with a renewal offer in which he would improve his salary from five million to seven. But Varane claims to earn the same as David Alaba, that is, 12 million net per season. While he continues the uncertainty regarding his immediate future, he will have to join Ancelotti's orders this week; as well as his teammates who played in the European Championship such as Benzema, Modric, Kroos, Alaba and Bale. Courtois and Hazard, who reached the quarterfinals with Belgium, and Valverde, who participated in the Copa América, will join the Madrid preseason at the end of July.

Hand in hand with Zidane, Varane came to Valdebebas as a teenager. But practically from his landing in Madrid, due to his quality and his chemistry with Sergio Ramos, he became a fixture in the eleven. Thus, the Frenchman put his two cents to one of the most prestigious times of the white club, being decisive in the achievement of the last four Champions League. Ten years later, at the age of 28, the central defender is looking for his last major multi-year contract away from the Bernabéu. However, he has one more year signed and it is not ruled out that he can continue and be free in June 2022 (as will happen with Gareth Bale), although the intention of the club chaired by Florentino Pérez is to sell him before September if he does not renew.

An orphan rear
If the departure of Varane is confirmed and after the signing of Ramos by PSG, the Madrid defense will be orphaned of his flagship pair for more than five years. The two starting holes in the central defense will be at the disposal of the recently renewed Nacho, Éder Militao and the new, and only, summer addition, David Alaba. The club's sports management considers that the position is covered with guarantees after the youth squad's excellent season (his first experience linked to continuity), the explosion of the young Brazilian and the arrival of a versatile elite footballer such as the former Bayern player.

Although it has been rumored with the purchase of Cristian Romero, Juventus defender, Madrid would not go to the market in search of a center-back if Varane finally heads to the Islands. The entity will bet on the products of the Gila and Chust Factory. On the other hand, the continuity of Jesús Vallejo is also on the air. The club does not rule out the departure of Zaragoza on his return from the Olympic Games.