Raphael Varane Summer Transfer Odds

Real Madrid centre-back Raphael Varane looks set to leave the Santiago Bernabeu this summer, as the French World Cup winner has got just over 12 months left on his current deal at Los Blancos and looks as though he won’t be extending his contract.

The 27-year-old wouldn’t be short of suitors, as he is arguably in the prime years of his career and at a potential cut-price fee due to his contract situation and the current financial climate, who would realistically turn down the opportunity to sign Varane?

Chelsea are the favourites to sign Varane, as they look to improve on their already impressive defensive record under Thomas Tuchel.

Chelsea have tended to play a 3-4-3 formation, of which Brazilian centre-back Thiago Silva has been the mainstay in the side, despite being 36-year-old, as he has shown a series of world-class displays for the Stamford Bridge club since leaving Paris Saint-Germain last summer.

The addition of Varane would provide athleticism alongside Thiago Silva, whilst giving them another world-class defender to bolster what was a shaky defence prior to Tuchel’s arrival.

Varane is priced at 3/1 to make the move to Chelsea this summer - Click here to claim this bet in your bet slip!

Manchester United are also the joint-favourites to sign the Frenchman and it is no secret that the club would love to sign the 27-year-old.

The Old Trafford club are in desperate need of a high-quality centre-back that has attributes such as pace and leadership next to club captain Harry Maguire, as they look to chase down their first league title since 2013.

United haven’t been free-spending on individual players in the current financial climate and with Varane potentially available on a cut-price fee, this would suit the Red Devils down to a tee, as he is a marketable player with bags of experience and world-class attributes which could certainly help to solidify their defence and cut out a majority of the cheap goals that has cost them points this campaign.

United are priced at 3/1 to sign Varane from Real Madrid.

Liverpool are also rumoured to be interested in the 27-year-old, as the Anfield club are looking to strengthen their quality and depth in the centre-back area following long-term injuries to the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip which has significantly hampered their title defence this season.

Jurgen Klopp’s side showed last summer that if a world-class individual was to come available for the right price that they would sign them, as they did when they bought Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich on the back of the Bundesliga sides treble-winning season.

With Ben Davies not being in Liverpool’s long term plans, having not played a single match since joining from Preston North End in January, whilst Ozan Kabak looks set to go back to Schalke upon the expiry of his loan deal, it would make logistical sense to make the move for a player of Varane’s quality to partner van Dijk.

Varane is priced at 10/1 to move to Anfield in the upcoming transfer window.

The final club on this list are Manchester City, with Pep Guardiola’s side looking to dominate football for years to come. The signing of Varane could further improve what has already been a formidable defence following the partnership of Ruben Dias and John Stones.

For a cut-price fee, the likes of City can’t be ruled out, their odds are notably higher due to the sheer amount of high-quality options that they have in this position, with the likes of Nathan Ake and Aymeric Laporte in reserve, however, if they want to become the champions of Europe, then Varane’s experiences with Real might be vital to help them in the process.

City are priced at 16/1 to sign Varane this summer.