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The departure of Leroy Sane to Bayern Munich has led to speculation that the Manchester club will look for a like-for-like replacement for the German.

“If Madrid can sell Varane, they will sell him. He has one year left [on his contract], he has offers from the Premier [League], it seems that the one that is closest is Manchester United and that [just because] Ramos leaves, [it] does not imply that Varane stays.”

The international governing body has said Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Paraguay have agreed to waive the rule preventing players from playing for five days if they fail to report for international duty following extensive talks between FIFA and the respective associations.

Malen started the Netherlands’ 4-2 defeat to Turkey last night, and will also likely be involved when his national team take on Latvia and Gibraltor in World Cup qualifiers over the next week.

This means Torres could be a more attractive option, considering United are aware that he has a €65m (£56m) release clause. He could, therefore, be signed for much less than Varane, unless Real have a change of heart about their asking price.

As it stood on Friday lunchtime, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Leeds were due to be without key players after the Brazilian federation asked FIFA to enforce rules preventing players from playing for five days if they failed to report for international duty.

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