Manchester United are on the verge of completing the signing of Raphael Varane from Real Madrid.
United have agreed personal terms with Varane, 28, and are understood to almost reached an agreement on the transfer with Real Madrid.
Varane has already made arrangements to travel to Manchester in anticipation of a move to United even though he trained with Madrid again on Monday.
United held 'positive discussions' in the latest round of negotiations and the deal is now believed to be all but done. Varane may have to quarantine before he is able to start training with United.
The France international is also believed to have studied United's defending from last season, when they conceded 18 goals from set-pieces.
United have been working on a £50million deal for Varane for upwards of a month, having expressed their firm interest in the France international midway through last season.
The MEN revealed in March Madrid are prepared to sell Varane to United in order to obtain a fee for the France international, who is out of contract next year.
Madrid have already offset Varane's expected departure with the addition of David Alaba on a free transfer from Bayern Munich.
As revealed by the MEN last month, United are also open to recruiting a second centre-back this summer after the planned addition of Varane.
United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward claimed he was prepared to sanction a £100million move for Varane following the 2018 World Cup.
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