{"id":204222,"date":"2024-07-29T15:31:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/29\/raphael-varane-joins-serie-a-side-after-man-utd-exit\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T15:31:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:31:14","slug":"raphael-varane-joins-serie-a-side-after-man-utd-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/29\/raphael-varane-joins-serie-a-side-after-man-utd-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Raphael Varane joins Serie A side after Man Utd exit \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Raphael Varane has officially\u00a0joined\u00a0Serie A side Como after departing Manchester United at the end of the 2023\/24 season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The defender joined the\u00a0Red Devils from Real Madrid in 2021, making 93 appearances across all competitions. He saw an injury-ravaged three-season spell at Old Trafford before leaving this summer, upon the expiry of his contract.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old has now signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Italian side Como and will spend the upcoming season playing in the\u00a0Serie A. Varane is set to join forces with former Arsenal legend Cesc Fabregas \u2013 who was appointed Como\u2019s head coach after a successful campaign as Osian Roberts\u2019 assistant.<\/p>\n<p>Announcing Varane\u2019s arrival via the\u00a0<em>club\u2019s website<\/em>, Fabregas said: \u201cRaphael is a special player and his signing is proof of the ambition we have for this club. He has won so much in his career and the experience he has gained in two of the best leagues in the world cannot be underestimated. I can\u2019t wait to start working with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/01j3xn0h0g5v8faxvd16.jpg\" alt=\"Cesc Fabregas\" title=\"Cesc Fabregas\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Fabregas is set to lead Como in the 2024\/25 campaign \/ Jonathan Moscrop\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Varane has shared his \u2018enthusiasm\u2019 for the new move, revealing his excitement over joining a \u2018special project\u2019 in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very happy and enthusiastic about this new project,\u201d he said. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to get started and get to know the team and my teammates. I realised how special and different this project is to all the others I\u2019ve been offered, so I wanted to find out more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really happy. There\u2019s a lot to do and it\u2019s very exciting. I have a lot of experience at the highest level, and now to be able to share that knowledge to help a club build itself to the top is something beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will meet Cesc again, but this time not as an opponent. I am very happy, I really like his playing philosophy and his passion for football. When we spoke it was very easy to understand each other, so I hope we will have very positive results. In any case, I arrive with a lot of humility to help the team and the club grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Varane\u2019s contract sees him remain at the club until June 2026, with an option to extend tied into his deal.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raphael Varane has officially\u00a0joined\u00a0Serie A side Como after departing Manchester United at the end of the 2023\/24 season. 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