Raphael Varane to Manchester United: £42m signing bids farewell to Real Madrid in training ground speech
Raphael Varane has bid farewell to his Real Madrid team-mates and staff as the defender leaves to join Manchester United.
The 28-year-old is set to become United's next summer signing in a deal worth up to £42million.
Varane leaves the Sanitago Bernabeu after a trophy-laden decade, a haul that included four Champions League titles.
"The last 10 years have been amazing, not only on an emotional level, a human level, but as a professional too.
"I want to leave you all with the feeling that I'm leaving having given everything, and of having experienced unique moments.
🤝 Au revoir, @raphaelvarane. pic.twitter.com/pvYNQta7AG
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) July 30, 2021
"I'm very emotional right now.
"I wish you all the best, a good season and I'll see you soon. I love you."
Varane posted a similar tribute earlier in the day on social media, adding: "A new chapter begins..."
The World Cup winner will become United’s third summer signing after Jadon Sancho, whose move from Borussia Dortmund was completed last week, and a return for goalkeeper Tom Heaton.
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