Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Rio Ferdinand says Raphael Varane is right up there with Virgil van Dijk when it comes to the worldwide pecking order for centre-backs.
Either side of completing transfers for Jadon Sancho and returning five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United signed France defender Varane from Real Madrid for an initial £34million.
A decade in Spain brought him three La Liga titles and four Champions Leagues. Still only 28, the Frenchman has also tasted huge success at international level with Les Bleus, winning the World Cup three years ago in Russia - alongside new United teammate Paul Pogba.
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