The club announced on 27 July that it had agreed a deal with Real Madrid for the 28-year-old World Cup winner’s signature, subject to a medical and to player terms being finalised.
Fans were quick to display their excitement at the prospect of the Frenchman joining United for the 2021/22 campaign, while former players also rushed to give their opinion on the move.
David May said defenders ‘don’t come much better than Varane’, while Paddy Crerand compared him to the classy Rio Ferdinand.
The boss himself has also called Raphael ‘a proven winner’ and with all this praise it’s understandable that supporters want to know what happens next.