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Real Madrid Transfer News: Jose Mourinho Wants Raphael Varane, Latest Rumours

Real Madrid centre-back Raphael Varane will reportedly become a summer transfer target for Jose Mourinho, provided the ex-Chelsea gaffer lands the Manchester United job at the end of the season.

Mourinho will apparently make Varane his "top target" if he succeeds Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford, according to Sergio Gomez of Spanish publication AS (h/t Samuel Luckhurst and James Dixon of the Manchester Evening News): "The Frenchman is regarded as one of the top talents in world football with Mourinho a long-term fan of the Frenchman.