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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho reportedly made a personal phone call to Real Madrid's Raphael Varane last March, in an attempt to convince the French centre-back to move to Old Trafford.
Varane was said to be interested in the idea of swapping La Liga for the Premier League, according to Spanish publication El Confidencial (h/t Rhys Turrell of the Daily Star): "Mourinho was out of work at the time after being sacked by Chelsea. But he was already plotting a return to the game at Old Trafford and was eyeing up transfer targets.