Real Madrid are ‘waiting’ for Manchester United to come forward and take Raphaël Varane this summer, according to AS.
The defender has a year left on his contract and Los Blancos made a renewal offer, which was not accepted by him.
His agents have demanded a ‘huge salary increase’ in order to sign an extension, but the La Liga side cannot afford to meet the player’s demands.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side, for their part, cannot be proactive and offer the 28-year-old to top clubs and if they do that, ‘that would automatically devalue his price’.
At the Bernabéu, they are hoping for the centre-back’s agent to arrive at the club with offers close to €50m.
They were initially demanding €60m, but in the current climate and with a year left on his contract, Real Madrid are aware it’s difficult for suitors to pay that sum for Varane.
That’s why the Spanish giants have a ‘lot of faith’ in United to sign the former Lens man.
AS also explain a possibility of including the France international in a swap deal involving Paul Pogba was discussed earlier.
However, Ancelotti’s side are in favour of raising money through the player’s sale for €50m so that it can help in their mission to sign Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappé.
PSG are also in the picture for Varane, but the newspaper explains Real Madrid’s ‘main bet’ is still on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side, which is why they ‘await with open arms’ for United to make an approach for him.
AS also state Euro 2020 is ‘preventing movements’ in the Varane case and negations could accelerate after the competition or if France are eliminated from the tournament.
