Madrid President has given £88 million superstar green light to sign for Chelsea
Florentino Perez has given the green light for Chelsea linked Raphael Varane to leave the club at the end of the season.
Tuchel has done a wonderful job as boss since his arrival just a few months ago and they are now on course to get back inside that top four spot, while also add a trophy to the cabinet in the Champions League or FA Cup.
But now we have emerged as serious contenders, according to German publication Bild, due to Thomas Tuchel’s interest in the player.
The Frenchman is out of contract at the end of 2022 and Madrid do not want to lose one of the clubs most important players for nothing, so they would reportedly be more willing to sell in the transfer window this time around.
Varane, for his part, is said to be open to a new challenge having spent a decade at the Bernabeu but it remains to be seen what Madrid will demand for the Frenchman, with a £60m asking price mooted.
Now, amid the speculation, Perez has opened up and announced that players that are no longer keen on playing for Madrid can leave if they wish: “Varane? I’m happy with our team… if players don’t want to stay at Madrid they can leave,’ said Perez on AS.
Perez was the brains behind the European Super League and the Spaniard is not giving up hope that the proposal can go ahead, even withstanding the withdrawls of the six Premier League clubs.
Look, if the club are interested in adding another defender to that back-line in the summer, then they would be very wise to spend their money to try and land Varane.