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Although Eric Bailly signed a new three-year deal on Monday, United are still prioritising a move for a new centre-back - as well as a striker - this summer.
While the club hold an interest in both Brighton's Ben White and Villarreal's Pau Torres, Varane is a long-standing target. M.E.N.
Sport understands that Madrid are prepared to sell the Frenchman this summer after a trophy-laden decade in Spain rather than risk losing him on a free in 2022, when his contract is set to expire.
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