Manchester United Made A Late Proposal To Real Madrid In Raphael Varane Deal

The Frenchman will become a United player should he complete a medical along with the final terms. Negotiations went fairly smoothly and United are said to be paying an initial fee of £34 million - although add-ons could take it to £42 million.

Varane is poised to fly to Manchester this week and sign a four-year contract.

Varane's compatriot has been a Real target for a long time and he too is in the final year of his contract - with it looking unlikely that he will pen an extension.

Speaking on 'The Transfer Window' podcast, McGarry revealed: "The Transfer Window has learnt that during the conversations in Glasgow between representatives of Madrid and Manchester United with regards to Raphael Varane's transfer, Pogba was offered as part of the deal in order, again, to bring down the transfer fee or indeed eliminate the transfer fee, given that it's €50m.

"You would have to expect that Pogba's value with one year left on his contract would be around that mark, if not even maybe less.

"It would depend how much Madrid valued trying to recruit the player."