Get the latest United transfer window updates, pre-season news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United supporters have been crying out for defensive reinforcement in the summer transfer window; it is safe to say that demand was suitably met on Tuesday night.
For a club which has operated so sluggishly in previous transfers windows under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer it is welcome change ahead of a season in which the bare minimum is a trophy and a serious Premier League title bid.
The £43million arrival of the French defender may not be completed for another week given he'll need to quarantine upon arrival in Manchester, but fans can rest easy knowing Raphael Varane is now a Red.
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