Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane is determined to leave this summer.

Influential Spanish TV show El Chiringuito reports the World Cup winner has now told Real Madrid he wants to depart in the summer.

The return of Zinedine Zidane as manager sparked hopes he would reconsider and look to stay at the Bernabeu but he's now understood to have communicated his desire for a summer transfer.

Manchester United are now on red alert as they ponder a huge £100million bid to try and land one of the top defenders in the world.

New permanent manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is said to be a big fan of Varane, who is also thought to be keen on a Premier League move.

He will not be short of options, however, with Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain also strongly linked.