In the early morning of January 25, Beijing time, French Second Division team Rodez officially announced that it had loaned 20-year-old French back Jonathan Varane from Ligue 1 team Lens, and the contract ended at the end of this season. Varane is the younger brother of France international and Manchester United centre-back Rafael Varane, who will be tempered in Ligue 2 in the second half of the season.
The rodez club's official website announced the news, revealing that the loan period is 6 months, and said the 20-year-old Jonathan is a midfielder who can play multiple positions and even make a cameo at centre-back in the 3-centre-back system. Varane Jr. will wear the number 27 shirt at Rodez and, as Rodz's official website says, hope he can seize opportunities in the new team and keep improving.
The 20-year-old Jonathan is unknown, but he has a well-known brother, that is, the French international centre-back, Raphael Varane, who currently plays for Manchester United, Jonathan, like his brother, comes from the Lance youth training, he entered the Lens academy less than 5 years old, represented the youth teams of all levels of Lens, made his Ligue 1 debut last season, but this season there are not many opportunities in the first team, so he was trained on loan.
Rodez this team has played in The Ligue 2, has been playing in Ligue 2 for the past 3 seasons, won 15th place in Ligue 2 last season, and is currently ranked 10th in Ligue 2, if he can play in this team, Varane Jr. will undoubtedly have a faster progress. Rodez's current manager, Pereirad, has extensive experience coaching the lower divisions, and among the club's investors are zidane and Dacourt, two former France internationals.