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- Erik ten Hag confirmed the club had also given new deals to Aaron Wan-Bissaka
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Manchester United are in talks with Raphael Varane over his future at Old Trafford, manager Erik ten Hag said on Thursday.
Ten Hag confirmed Mail Sport’s report that Aaron Wan-Bissaka has been handed a 12-month contract extension along with Victor Lindelof and Hannibal Mejbri.
However, United are reluctant to extend Varane’s £340,000-a-week deal, and want to give the Frenchman a new contract on lower terms or sell him this month.
Varane’s old club Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are understood to have backed away from signing the 30-year-old due to the cost of his wages.
Saudi Arabia is seen as a more viable option with United understood to be looking for a fee in the region of £25million.
Erik ten Hag has revealed that Man United have held contract talks with Raphael Varane
Ten Hag also said that the club would be extending the contracts of Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Victor Lindelof
The Dutchman revealed Anthony Martial is also in talks with the club over a new contract
Anthony Martial is the other United player whose current deal is due to run out in the summer, but the club have decided against offering him a new one as the striker’s nine-year career at Old Trafford draws to an end.
Asked about the five players on Thursday, Ten Hag said: ‘We are talking with Rapha Varane and with Anthony Martial, and we triggered the options on Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof and Hannibal.’
Varane’s contract is set to expire in June 2025, after signing for the Red Devils in 2021
The Dutch manager also said that Victor Lindelof (pictured) and Hannibal Mejbri had also been given extensions