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'Shy' Varane already billed as a Man Utd leader as Fernandes hails £34m 'winner'

The Red Devils lured a World Cup-winning defender away from Real Madrid over the summer, and he is impressing new team-mates

Raphael Varane is already being billed as "a leader" for Manchester United a matter of weeks after making a £34 million ($46m) move from Real Madrid, with Bruno Fernandes among those to have talked up the qualities of a "winner".

Another proven centre-half had figured prominently on the Red Devils' transfer wish list for several windows prior to a big-money deal being done for a France international over the summer.

A man that helped his country to World Cup glory in 2018 has now been added to the ranks at Old Trafford, with Varane catching the eye through his early outings in England as he finds his feet on a Premier League stage.