Man Utd transfer news: Mourinho preparing offer to land Real Madrid star Varane - report
JOSE MOURINHO is desperate to bring Real Madrid star Raphael Varane to Manchester United, reports in Spain claim.
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The Red Devils will splash the cash this summer to keep up with Manchester City.
United’s arch-rivals stormed to the Premier League title this season, with Mourinho’s men finishing 19 points behind City.
And according to Spanish news outlet Don Balon, Mourinho is willing to go all out for Real defender Varane this summer.
They reckon United are readying a mammoth offer to land the France international, 25.
Mourinho gave Varane his first-team debut at Real during his time at the Bernabeu.
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Jose Mourinho is desperate to bring Real Madrid star Raphael Varane to Manchester United
The United boss has been vocal about his summer transfer plans, with the Special One claiming earlier this year that he’ll look to tweak his squad.
"We are going to invest the basic to improve our squad," he said.
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"There is always in the group of players, in the squad, there is always a player or a couple of players who are not playing a lot, and they will obviously try to leave, so we are going again to touch [tweak] our squad and to believe that more than [a case of] spend, spend, spend, is probably the evolution of our players.
"We have some young players that need to get, with both hands, opportunities with their evolution, so let's see."