A quick match with Como and then he’s gone? Despite an exciting challenge with the promoted Italian team, Raphaël Varane could call it a day after a series of physical problems. According to our information, the 2018 French world champion is considering ending his professional football career and could announce it soon. An early retirement, at just 31 years old, for the Lille native after fourteen years at the highest level, from Lens to Manchester United, including of course Real Madrid and the French team.
Raphaël Varane, who has been out with a knee injury since the start of the season, has only played one match in 2024-2025 with Como, in the Italian Cup. He joined the north of Italy after three seasons at Manchester United, already marked by multiple health problems. After his serious knee injury, Como had removed Varane from the list of players qualified for Serie A this season, knowing that coach Cesc Fabregas would not be able to count on him for several months.
If the news is confirmed as the persistent rumors of the last few hours suggest, Raphaël Varane would stop with the status of a monument of French football. 2018 world champion with the French team in Russia, he ended his international career after a place as vice-world champion in 2022 in Qatar. At club level, he left his mark on Real Madrid for ten seasons, from 2011 to 2021, attracted by Zinedine Zidane. With the Casa Blanca (360 matches), he won four Champions Leagues and three La Liga titles. His record makes Varane one of the most successful French players in the history of football.
