---
title: "PSG plot audacious £40m bid for Man United target"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/psg-plot-audacious-40m-bid-for-man-united-target/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Josh Challies"
section: "La Liga News"
published: "2015-10-22T18:09:55Z"
modified: "2015-10-22T18:09:55Z"
---

# PSG plot audacious £40m bid for Man United target

[![Varane.jpg](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Varane-500x331.jpg)](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Varane.jpg?admin)Manchester United fans in the Transfer Tavern have been rubbing the ear of our new Canadian barmaid, expressing their concern that their club may miss out on a prime transfer target.

[*The Daily Star* states Paris Saint-Germain are ready to make waves with a £40m swoop for Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/471427/Transfer-News-Man-United-PSG-Real-Madrid-Raphael-Varane-Signing-Rumour-Gossip-Latest), which could leave United’s own transfer dreams in shatters.

This comes after Varane [revealed to *Le Parisian* that he rejected the approaches of the French giants](https://www.leparisien.fr/psg-foot-paris-saint-germain.php#xtref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2F) in the past, as he said:

> “PSG were interested in signing me, but we never entered negotiations. The Qatari project at the club was all still a bit unclear to me.”
>
> “I could not see myself join PSG, because I did not know how they would develop. PSG did not suit me at the time and the move to Real Madrid was a logical choice.”

United fans had hoped that they would secure the services of the French international next summer, with the highly-rated defender currently playing second-fiddle to Sergio Ramos and Pepe in the Spanish capital.

**United fans, can you beat PSG to Varane’s signature? Let us know in the comments below!**