Man Utd to land Raphael Varane?

Manchester United are in pole position to sign Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane. The France international is weighing up his options after he played back-up to Pepe and Sergio Ramos for the centre-back role last term.

The 23-year-old has expressed his frustrations at the Bernabeu outfit following his omission from the starting line-up in the latter stages of the Champions League.

Spanish publication Marca says the Frenchman is likely to be on the move this summer despite being guaranteed a regular start under Zinedine Zidane next season.

It is added that United are heading the queue for Varane's signature with manager Jose Mourinho having a good relationship with the player, whom he brought from Lens in his spell at Real.

Varane is currently valued at around £30m.