Man Utd could sell Harry Maguire this week but Raphael Varane has picked up another injury and his fitness record invites concern.
By now Raphael Varane should be closing in on a hundred games for Manchester United. Instead, Saturday was just his 66th for the club and who knows when the 67th will arrive.
Those absences have seen him miss 32 games for the club so far, according to Transfermarkt, and he has suffered from problems as varied as hamstring, groin, knee and ankle. There are unspecified muscle injuries in there as well, something that first began cropping up regularly in 2016/17 when he was still at Real Madrid.Varane has only recently turned 30 and shouldn't be suffering from injuries to the extent that he is doing.
Earlier this month Varane took to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, to voice his concerns about the increase in added time during games and the scheduling demands on players. "Despite our previous feedbacks, they have now recommended for next season: longer games, more intensity, and less emotions to be shown by players. We just want to be in good condition on the pitch to give 100% to our club and fans. Why are our opinions not being heard?
If he does miss the Arsenal fixture, then the lack of international football will allow him another two weeks to recover before United play Brighton, but that concern about his fitness will always be there now. It is why Ten Hag can't afford to leave himself short of centre-backs in the final week of the transfer window, especially when Luke Shaw, who is an option at left-centre-back is out for a couple of months with a muscle problem of his own.
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