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Manchester United's unbeaten begin to 2024 ended towards Fulham with Marco Silva's males successful 2-1 on Saturday.
The Purple Devils entered the sport on the again of a four-match winless run within the Premier League, however the performances weren’t convincing.
It all the time appeared just like the crew was barely overcoming its opponents and the upset got here towards the Cottagers who fully dominated in entrance of a packed Previous Trafford crowd.
With Lisandro Martínez and Luke Shaw each sidelined, the protection appears to be like weak as soon as once more and Eric ten Hag will probably be pissed off at how Raphael Varane has didn’t step up in latest weeks.
defensive disaster
The centre-back, a four-time Champions League winner, has struggled towards the London aspect, with former Arsenal participant Ian Wright claiming Fulham focused the World Cup winner.
The 30-year-old participant's contract expires in June and to this point, United have determined towards triggering a one-year extension choice.
INEOS plan to scale back the ballooning wage invoice and the previous Actual Madrid star is among the highest earners on the membership.
He’s damage susceptible and has solely impressed in bits and items since arriving in England and a case could possibly be made for Argentina to start out recent by ditching the previous France worldwide and bringing in a younger companion.
Varane has been linked with a transfer to Saudi, whereas surprisingly former membership Actual Madrid are additionally monitoring proceedings.
Not too long ago, The Individuals's Persona launched a report stating that the soon-to-be free agent may be focused by Inter Milan and several other different sides in France.
Paris Saint-Germain are actually within the working after Milan Skriniar suffered a long-term damage throughout Wednesday's Champions Trophy win over Toulouse, based on El Nacional.
Varane's future
“Given the state of affairs, some golf equipment are inquisitive about the way forward for the 30-year-old centre-back. Though his performances haven’t been the very best throughout his time at United, some sporting administrators are nonetheless assured within the Frenchman's enchancment.
“The occasion with the principle curiosity in Europe is, in actual fact, a membership from his homeland. It’s Paris Saint-Germain who’re searching for a central defender for subsequent season after Milan Skriniar's long-term damage.
If the signing is profitable, it would reportedly anger Florentino Pérez, whose disdain for Nasser Al-Khelaifi is well-known.
It also needs to be remembered that the Purple Devils are open to a contract extension however on diminished phrases. It is going to be fascinating to see which choice Varane chooses.