While he will carry the Olympic flame in the North this Tuesday, Raphaël Varane may well have made a choice regarding his sporting future by then. Courted by the Italian club Como, promoted to Serie A, the central defender has even met the club’s coach in recent hours.
An impossible marriage for RC Lens?
Will RC Lens manage to rekindle the flame with Raphaël Varane? Thirteen years after the departure of the prodigal son for Real Madrid, the hypothesis of a return of the former vice-captain of the France team has been current for several weeks. Free from any contract since the end of his lease at Manchester United, the person concerned himself had mentioned his wish not to experience a fourth club in his career, a few months ago during an interview granted au magazine GQ.
Last May, still coach of RC Lens, Franck Haise had claimed that he would be ” the happiest coach ” if ever Raphaël Varane were to be brought under his direction the following season. A few weeks later, the Norman technician took the direction of Nice, with the aim of challenging himself, and the return to Artois of the central defender appears more and more hypothetical. Firstly, because of the budget cuts decided by Joseph Oughourlian, which seem difficult to reconcile with the salary – even revised downwards – of Raphaël Varane.
Raphaël Varane really ready to go to Italy?
Above all, the main person concerned could well be tempted by a new challenge. If the American track and a departure from l’Inter Miami, where Leo Messi already seems credible, it is ultimately a more unexpected base which has been coming back insistently for several days: Como. Promoted to Serie A, the transalpine club can count on key assets to weigh in the negotiations, Cesc Fabregas being the club’s coach and Thierry Henry in the investor pool.
The first named would have even met Raphaël Varane face to face this weekend, according to the always very well informed Fabrizio Romano. Therefore, should RC Lens say goodbye to its dream of repatriating Raphaël Varane? If the file seems more complex than ever, the heart could also speak on the player’s side, just to close the loop in the most beautiful way.
