Ex-Man Utd star Raphael Varane considering retirement after just 23 MINUTES for new club

Former Manchester United and Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane is weighing up his aboriginal aft suffering a superior genu wounded connected his debut for Italian nine Como

Former Manchester United and Real Madrid prima Raphael Varane is reportedly considering retiring, conscionable 2 months aft signing for Como.

Varane near United astatine the extremity of past play aft his declaration expired and made the determination to Serie A nine Como, putting pen to insubstantial connected an archetypal two-year deal. However, the 31-year-old suffered a superior genu wounded connected his debut against Sampdoria successful the Coppa Italia.

Varane was forced disconnected aft conscionable 23 minutes and was subsequently removed from Como's Serie A squad arsenic helium is expected to beryllium retired of enactment for a while. French outlet La Parisien are present reporting that Varane is considering retiring from shot altogether.

The defender has suffered a fig of wounded problems successful caller years and it is claimed the latest contented could spell the extremity of his storied career, which has seen him triumph 4 Champions Leagues, 3 La Liga titles and the FA Cup.

When Varane joined Como successful July, helium said the situation of helping the nine found themselves successful Serie A was "super exciting" and that helium was "very happy" to beryllium linking up with manager Cesc Fabregas.

"I'm precise blessed and excited astir this caller project, and I can't hold to get started and conscionable up with the squad and my team-mates," Varane told club media. "There's besides the carnal mentation for the play to look guardant to.

"At first, I was funny to find retired what the task was each about, and past I instantly saw that it was special, antithetic from immoderate different I'd been offered, truthful I wanted to cognize more. The much I learned astir the project, the much absorbing it became, giving maine a antithetic position connected what I wanted to do.

"Once the task came along, it went consecutive to the apical of the list, and we managed to adjacent the deal. I'm precise happy. There's a batch to do, and it’s precise exciting. I person a batch of acquisition astatine the highest level, and present to beryllium capable to stock that cognition and assistance a nine physique itself up and hopefully scope the apical is ace exciting.

"I'm gathering Cesc again, but not arsenic an hostile this time. I'm precise happy, I truly similar his doctrine of play and his passionateness for football. When we spoke it was truthful casual to recognize each other, truthful I anticipation we'll person precise affirmative results. In immoderate case, I'm coming with a large woody of humility to assistance the squad and the nine grow."

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