Raphael Varane’s departure from Manchester United was predicted before this season ended.
After all, Varane finally said goodbye to Man Utd fans.
In his last appearance at Old Trafford, the French midfielder expressed: “It has been a wonderful few years playing for this special club and wearing this shirt. For my children, this is home. This will be is a special place in my life.”
Varane joined Man Utd from Real Madrid in the summer of 2021 for 34 million pounds. At Old Trafford, the French midfielder receives a salary of up to 340,000 pounds/week.
However, injuries caused Varane to no longer maintain the same peak performance as when he was playing for Real Madrid. Varane’s injury record shows that.
In total, Varane suffered 11 injuries at Man United in just three years, resulting in him being out of action for 217 days, missing 45 games in the process.
And there’s more, 45 absences in just 3 seasons is not enough and is not the main reason why he had to leave.
Let’s take Anthony Martial as an example. Man Utd tried to keep Martial, but the French striker could not play regularly and made the club unable to cut losses. This summer, he will leave as a free agent.
The same mistake cannot happen to Varane, especially when he is receiving a sky-high salary.
Statistics show that Man Utd has to pay Varane nearly 500,000 pounds for each appearance, mainly due to this player’s injury. This is crazy.
Man Utd fans thanked Varane for coming, but it was time to say goodbye.