Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards believes Raphael Varane would not have made the move to Manchester United without first speaking to fellow countryman Paul Pogba.
More than two weeks after confirming that they had reached an agreement with Real Madrid to sign the central-defender, United officially confirmed the signing of Varane ahead of last Saturday's 5-1 win over Leeds United at Old Trafford.
Varane became the club's second statement signing of the summer following on from the arrival of Jadon Sancho from German giants Borussia Dortmund in July.
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