Transfer News: Varane vows to stay at Real Madrid amid links
He has been linked with a move to the likes of Manchester United and Juventus but Raphael Varane says he is staying at Real Madrid.
Published : May 22, 2019 10:20 IST
Raphael Varane has ended speculation over his future after insisting he will still be at Real Madrid next season.
Varane, 26, had been linked to the likes of Manchester United and Juventus after eight seasons with the La Liga giant.
Like many of his team-mates, the France international has endured a difficult 2018-19, which resulted in Los Blancos finishing third in the table – a whopping 19 points behind champion Barcelona.
Varane, though, is adamant that he will remain at the Santiago Bernabeu as Zinedine Zidane looks to reverse the club's faltering fortunes.
"I'm going to stay here next year; I'm sure we're going to relive strong emotions,” Varane told Marca.
"We have fought, we have tried hard and we cannot blame anything in particular but it is true that we missed that spark in the difficult moments.
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"In football you have cycles and last season I was not at my best level, but we will see the best Varane again.
"We have to evolve and Zinedine Zidane is clear about it: we have to rebuild, and we have to change things."