Former Liverpool defender Glen Johnson thinks Man Utd centre-back Raphael Varane would be a good signing for Chelsea in the summer on a free transfer.
The Red Devils signed Varane from Real Madrid in 2021 but he’s been plagued by injury and poor form and is nowclaimed that Man Utd have decided not to renew Varane’s contract at Old Trafford with the former Real Madrid defender free to negotiate a move elsewhere.
“Yes, he’s had his injury problems but that’s what outweighs the transfer fee – if you’re buying him on a free and he’s only playing 40% of the games, then that’s still a good deal to do.“As we saw with Thiago Silva, those sort of players who have done everything, played for top teams and clubs, they get the attention of the dressing room and they’re the big names that the younger players want to look up to and obviously they’re great to have around.
“Chelsea are a team of young players and Bruno Fernandes has the leadership qualities to get through certain periods. He’d be a good signing if the rumours are true.” – reminds him of, Johnson continued: “I’ve said it before, but he reminds me of José Antonio Reyes. He’s super effective and even though he looks slow, nobody can keep up with him. It’s strange, players of that ilk just glide past people without looking like powerful athletes.
Wes Brown has stated that Manchester United “wouldn’t have needed” Raphael Varane “in my day” due to the quality of players, as he believes the defender is “not as good” ...
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