Lens defender Raphael Varane joins Real Madrid on a six-year-deal – La Liga news
Real Madrid’s efforts have finally paid the dividends as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/RC-Lens-c40322 defender, Raphael Varane, has put pen to paper on a six-year-contract with the Spanish giants.
Varane has become Real Madrid’s fourth signing of the summer, signing a long-term contract that will keep the highly talented defender at Santiago Bernabeu until 2017.
Real Madrid’s official website has confirmed the news of Varane’s signing, reading, “Real Madrid and Lens have reached an agreement for the transfer of the French player Raphael Varane, who will be tied to the club for the next six seasons.”
The 18-Year-old was subject of widespread transfer speculations after Lens failed to save their top-flight status in Ligue 1, getting relegated to the second division. Having made 23 appearances for Lens in the season ended, Varane’s transfer fee is believed
to be about 10 million Euros.
Reports suggest that this transfer move would not have been possible had Zinedine Zidane and Jose Mourinho not played active roles in persuading the defender to leave Lens.
Zidane has tipped Varane to success at Santiago Bernabeu, hailing the array of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Skills-c40539 that Varane possesses.
“He is talented and has plenty of promise; he has a great future ahead of him. I have watched plenty of Varane and he is like Blanc, fast, intelligent and he is a big player also.” Zidane had said.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-c30728 Madrid have beaten-off competition from the likes of Manchester United, Paris St Germain and Bayern Munich, who were also in pursuit to acquire the player’s signatures for the 2011/12 season.
In order to repair the loopholes exposed in Madrid’s defence last season, Jose Mourinho has bolstered the club’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Defence-c38904.
For Real Madrid, who seem to have lost their stature of being the dominant side in the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 clinching the major titles last season, Varane’s recruitment has come up at the right time.
Los Blancos have already acquired the services of some top performers including http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nuri-Sahin-c28251 and Jose Maria Callejon. The future at Santiago Bernabeu definitely looks bright.
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