Bayern Munich consider €20m offer for Man Utd ace - report
Bayern Munich are considering making a €20m (£17m) offer for Manchester United centre-back Raphael Varane, a new report has claimed.
The Frenchman's contract at Old Trafford expires at the end of the season — and not in 2025 as initially thought — and understands that United are yet to decide whether or not to activate their option to extend by a further 12 months.
Varane's future has been called into question after the World Cup winner's slide down Manchester United's defensive pecking order. Despite all of his experience, the 30-year-old's game time has been marginalised by Erik ten Hag in recent weeks, with Harry Maguire reclaiming a regular role in the centre of defence.
Veteran Jonny Evans has also been preferred to Varane at times, though the Frenchman was back to his impressive best during United's recent 0-0 draw with Liverpool — a performance that reminded many of the qualities that the former Real Madrid defender possesses.
Madrid have been linked with a Varane reunion — they have lost Eder Militao and David Alaba among others to long-term injury — but Bayern Munich have also emerged as contenders, should United opt against blocking a transfer.
Bayern are also in the midst of their own crisis, with Kim Min-jae set to head off for Asian Cup duty at the same time that versatile defender Noussair Mazraoui heads to the Africa Cup of Nations to play for Morocco, and Spanish publication suggest that the Bundesliga giants are prepared to offer €20m to get a deal done.
understands that Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo is another option being considered by Bayern, who let Benjamin Pavard go in the summer but are yet to replace him, but any move for the Uruguayan would come at a significantly higher price and is unlikely to
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