Get the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United could look to sign Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane this summer - 10 years on from Sir Alex Ferguson’s near-miss.
Ferguson came close to signing an 18-year-old Varane from French club Lens in 2011 only to be thwarted by Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane.
Varane has enjoyed a stellar career with Real, winning four Champions Leagues, three La Liga titles and the Copa del Rey, but it could have been very different had then-sporting director Zidane not taken him to the Spanish capital as a teenager.
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