{"id":399005,"date":"2011-04-26T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/26\/manchester-united-to-beat-arsenal-to-signature-of-young-french-star-raphael-varane-report\/"},"modified":"2011-04-26T10:34:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-26T10:34:00","slug":"manchester-united-to-beat-arsenal-to-signature-of-young-french-star-raphael-varane-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/26\/manchester-united-to-beat-arsenal-to-signature-of-young-french-star-raphael-varane-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United to beat Arsenal to signature of young French star Raphael Varane &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h4>26 Apr 2011 11:34:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"64.1173664122\">\n<div readability=\"14.6842105263\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/8796d9db127411_news.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><em>For all the latest reports and transfer rumours, visit our dedicated section <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2559\/rumours\/archive\/1\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/97\/man-utd\">Manchester United<\/a> are close to the signature of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/94\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a> target <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/france\/45142\/raphael-varane\">Raphael Varane<\/a>, according to <em>The Mirror<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 18-year-old defender, who only recently signed a new contract with Lens, is reported by the paper to be close to finalising a deal over to Old Trafford for a fee of \u00a33 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Arsene Wenger, famous for spotting and nurturing talent, may be surprised to miss out on the transfer capture of Varane.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Already an established member in the Lens and French youth team, 6ft 3in Varane would be a good signing for Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s Manchester United side who have suffered numerous injuries to their defence this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/3b4e10aebeacon.dll_79.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Follow this link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/04\/26\/2458702\/manchester-united-to-beat-arsenal-to-signature-of-young\" title=\"Manchester United to beat Arsenal to signature of young French star Raphael Varane - report\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United to beat Arsenal to signature of young French star Raphael Varane &#8211; report<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 26 Apr 2011 11:34:00 Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United (Getty Images) Related Links Teams Players For all the latest reports and transfer rumours, visit our dedicated section here . 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