Thierry Henry explains why Real Madrid's Manchester United transfer was timed perfectly

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Thierry Henry has praised Real Madrid for selling Raphael Varane to Manchester United at the right time due to his injury problems.

The Red Devils bought Varane, 30, in the summer of 2021 and he has played 89 games in total. But, the former World Cup winner's time at Old Trafford has been marked by injuries, mainly to his knee.

While Varane has had fitness issues, Real Madrid have built a team that could dominate Europe without him. Their current squad includes many players who are yet to reach their peak and they might finally sign long-term target Kylian Mbappe in the summer. READ MORE: Erik ten Hag explains why Manchester United have a 'bright future' and are going in the right direction READ MORE: Three Manchester United players set to return vs Liverpool as club give fresh Mason Mount update Henry has applauded the club's knack for knowing when to sell players and used Varane as an example.

He told CBS Sports, via the Mirror: "There's one thing you have to give them [Real Madrid] a lot of credit for, the ability they have to make sure they build a team with keeping some of the old guard with them to make sure that they can explain to the guys coming, the young guys coming. "If you look at it, if [Kylian] Mbappe goes there, they're going to have a team that can be dominating Europe and dominating their league for maybe six to seven years because they'll all be young, Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, if Mbappe goes there, Rodrygo, [Federico] Valverde, [Aurelien] Tchouameni. "The one thing they do ever so well is they know when to get rid of players.