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Bayern Munich have reportedly emerged as the favorites in the race to sign Manchester United centre-back Raphael Varane.
On Wednesday, The Peoples Person reported that Bayern had joined the race to sign the Man United defender, with the player’s former club Lens also believed to be interested.
They join Real Madrid, which had already been indicated as a possible transfer destination for the French defender.
Los Blancos reportedly showed interest in their former player after starting centre-back David Alaba was sidelined through injury.
Fabrizio Romano posted an update on Madrid’s potential pursuit of Varane on Wednesday, explaining that while the club had not yet contacted Varane or Man United, internal discussions were taking place to determine whether he should or not preparing a bid for the player who helped Los Galacticos win four UEFA Champions League trophies.
Such interest in Varane would be a cause for concern for United manager Erik ten Hag, who is believed to still consider the 30-year-old an important player in his team.
As a result, Ten Hag is believed to be unwilling to part ways with the centre-back during the January transfer window.
While it was previously reported that Varane expected United to trigger a one-year extension to his contract, conflicting reports have since emerged.
It was claimed that Varane could be interested in returning to Real Madrid given his less prominent role in the United team this season, and could even take a pay cut to make the deal happen.
While the media has already caused a media frenzy over Varane’s transfer links, Football Insider has decided to make its voice heard with a new update.
The British football news site claimed that Bayern Munich are now the favorites in the race to sign Varane.
The reigning Bundesliga champions are reportedly looking to sign a new centre-back in January with Kim Min-Jae set to play in the Asian Cup while Noussair Mazraoui heads to the African Cup of Nations.
If Ten Hag hopes to keep Varane at Old Trafford as previously reported, he will have no choice but to provide the experienced centre-back with more playing time to prevent his patience from wearing thin.
