A lot of Manchester United fans are, to be honest, confused about what’s happening with Raphael Varane.

The French defender is sliding down the Old Trafford pecking order, with even Jonny Evans being selected ahead of him.

Can you fathom being informed that Varane would be demoted to second fiddle to Jonny Evans when he signed with the club in 2021 from Real Madrid?

The writing appears to be on the wall for Varane and his career with United, and surely nobody could have predicted that.

Could Raphael Varane be a transfer target for Bayern Munich?

A big suitor is surfacing, and Varane might be moving as soon as January.

Bayern Munich is reportedly interested in signing Varane, according to Florian Plettenberg of Sky Germany.

Apparently, Bayern has already told the Bundesliga heavyweights that talks have taken place and that a deal might be finalized in January.

The major issue is that Varane’s wage is too high for Bayern. It’s over £17 million per year, or over £325,000 per week.

United is unwilling to negotiate a loan and is demanding as much as €30 million (£26 million) for Varane, making a deal extremely difficult.

It appears that United are already considering players to replace Varane.

The speculation concerning the arrival of a new defender is not surprising, given Varane’s limited role this season.

The nаme оf Nice defender Jeаn-Clаir Tоdibо keeps pоpping up, аnd United аppeаrs eаger tо аdd аnоther French center bаck tо their rоster.

The ‘ideal’ acquisition at Old Trafford would be Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace, but there have also been rumours linking Bayer Leverkusen star Jonathan Tah.

Along with Varane, all of them defenders share the trait of being right-footed central backs.

Someone must be going soon since that describes both Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire as well.

Although a transfer to Bayern still appears to be in its early stages, Varane’s exit appears to be the most probable at this point.