Erik ten Hag’s press briefing this Wednesday was eagerly awaited, in order to find out more about the seriousness of the injury to his defender Raphaël Varane. Hit in the thigh on Saturday during the shock against Chelsea (1-1), this taulier of the France team had to leave the lawn in tears. A reaction that gave little hope of his presence in Didier Deschamps’ group for the World Cup in Qatar, which will begin in less than a month.
The Manchester United coach was not more reassuring, announcing that Raphaël Varane “will certainly be out of the World Cup”. The former Madrid player should therefore not play a single one of the six Red Devils meetings scheduled until November 13.
Asked about his player’s chances of participating in the World Cup in Qatar, Erik ten Hag still replied: “I think it’s possible, but we have to see how his rehabilitation evolves”. Didier Deschamps told AFP on Tuesday evening that “the door remains open” for Mike Maignan and Raphaël Varane, whose injury is, according to him, “less problematic” than that of Paul Pogba, who has not played a single match since. six months.