Get the latest United transfer window updates, pre-season news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United legend Paddy Crerand has labelled incoming signing Raphael Varane as a 'class act' and compared him to another Reds legend in Rio Ferdinand.
Varane will complete a move to Old Trafford next week after a deal worth an initial £34.2m was agreed with Real Madrid to bring the World Cup winner to the Premier League, following 10 years at the Bernabeu in Spain.
With United fans delighted about his imminent arrival, 1968 European Cup winner Crerand has had his say on the transfer and believes that the Frenchman will be a terrific signing.
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