Raphael Varane signs five-year Real Madrid contract

France defender Raphael Varane has agreed a new five-year contract with Real Madrid.

Varane had been a summer transfer target for Manchester United, with Jose Mourinho keen to be reunited with a player alongside whom he worked for two seasons.

Mourinho instead bolstered his defensive ranks with the £31m acquisition of 23-year-old Swedish centre-back Victor Lindelof from Benfica.