This year's winter window was full of talk of Raphael Varane's departure, when a number of clubs, including Bayern Munich, expressed interest in Varane, but United eventually rejected offers from other teams and kept the French centre-back. While Manchester United fans were still discussing whether to renew Varane's contract, Manchester United officially announced that Varane would become a free agent this summer, which also made Varane's time for Manchester United stay at three seasons, and Real Madrid's champion centre-back only played 93 games for Manchester United.
Manchester United spent €40 million to sign Raphael Varane, and with Varane still in his prime, it looks like a deal that is still a good deal. However, Manchester United offered Varane an annual salary of more than £350,000 in order to persuade him to join, making him the highest-paid player in the Premier League. After three years of working together, Varane helped United win a League Cup, but there were not many accolades to be credited, and Varane's performances were recognised, but his attendance was questioned.
Taking the league data as an example, in the three years that Varane played for Manchester United, the most starts in a single season was last season, 22 games, played less than 2,000 minutes, compared with the Real Madrid period, there is still a significant decline, which is why Manchester United refused to renew Varane's contract. Manchester United's contract with Raphael Varane included a right of first refusal, but United did not activate this clause, and in this way they "eliminated" Varane, and the team will continue to make changes to the central defender position in the future.
Raphael Varane is a player with clear strengths and weaknesses and did not become the heart of the team's defence during his time at Manchester United, but he still played to his best, there is no doubt about that. Although many fans accuse Ten Hag of not using Varane, Varane's departure actually has little to do with Ten Hag, on the one hand, Varane was not asked to be brought in by Ten Hag, Varane was already in the squad when he arrived, and on the other hand, as long as Varane remains healthy, he is the team's first choice as a starting central defender, so Ten Hag still trusts Varane very much.
Raphael Varane's official departure will also kick off Manchester United's summer window adjustments, and more players will choose to leave Manchester United, including Manchester United defender Casemiro. The Brazilian midfielder and Varane are also from Real Madrid, and they are all players with higher salaries in Manchester United, and the new owner Ratcliffe is also a player who has a very good opinion on this, judging from the current news in the English media, Casemiro is also likely to leave Manchester United with Varane, his contract has not expired, and will bring a transfer fee income to Manchester United.