Manchester United have confirmed that Raphaël Varane will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season.
‘Raphael Varane has confirmed he will leave Manchester United in the summer, upon the expiry of his contract, following three seasons at Old Trafford,” United said. “The much-decorated defender arrived at the club from Real Madrid in August 2021, and was memorably unveiled in front of our home fans at the Theatre of Dreams, before the opening-weekend win over Leeds United.”
Varane has so far made 93 appearances for United and helped them to win their first major trophy in six years when lifting the 2023 Carabao Cup at Wembley Stadium.
The 31-year-old has scored twice for the Reds, his first goal coming in a home win over Brentford a couple of years ago; his second coming in a 1-0 victory against Wolves, at the opening of this current 2023/24 campaign. To date, he has made 67 appearances in the Premier League, 58 as a starter.
The centre-back has been absent since the 4-3 defeat to Chelsea on 4 April but he is currently working hard on his recovery from injury, and hopes to be available again before the end of the campaign.
There are Premier League matches to come against Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion, before the Emirates FA Cup final versus Manchester City on 25 May.
