The Spanish club, Real Madrid, bid farewell to its former player, Raphael Varane, after the latter announced his retirement from playing football permanently.

The royal club said :" After the announcement of Raphael Varane, who has decided to end his career as a professional footballer, Real Madrid wants to express its gratitude and love to the player who has already become part of the legend of our club."

He continued: “In the seasons in which he defended our shirt and our logo, he won 18 titles in 360 matches: 4 Champions League, 4 Club World Cup, 3 European Super Cup, 3 League, 1 Cup.” King and 3 Spanish Super Cups.

He added: “In addition to the titles he achieved with Real Madrid, Raphael Varane was declared a world champion with the French national team in the 2018 World Cup in Russia and the 2021 Nations League champion in Italy.”

He continued: “With Manchester United, he won the English League Cup once and the FA Cup once.”

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He noted: “At the individual level, Raphael Varane was included in the FIFA Team of the Year in 2018 and was part of the same year in the IFFHS Team of the Year, the UEFA Team of the Year, and the Ideal Team. For the Champions League 2017-2018.

He continued: “Raphael Varane will forever remain in the heart of all Madridistas as one of the greatest players in the history of Real Madrid who has always represented the values ​​of our club.” ".

He concluded: "Real Madrid wishes him and his family good luck in this new phase of his life."