Raphael Varane recounted the occasion he snapped at Cristiano Ronaldo in Real Madrid training for not calling him by his first name, though he insists he was not disrespectful to the Portugal great.
France international Varane has been at Madrid for almost nine years, having joined from Lens as a highly rated teenager.
As such, the centre-back was a long-time team-mate of Ronaldo at the Santiago Bernabeu, before the former Manchester United forward left for Juventus in 2018.
Ronaldo is known for his often-intense personality and commitment in training, and Varane reminisced about the time he bit back at Los Blancos then-talisman.
Varane, go into the middle,’ Ronaldo is said to have barked, to which Varane claims he replied: I m not Varane, I m Rapha!
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has confirmed Danilo has left the team s training camp in Los Angeles ahead of his proposed move to Manchester City.
The Brazil defender is poised to become City s fifth signing of the transfer window, following Bernardo Silva, Ederson, Douglas Luiz and Kyle Walker.
He is now expected to undergo a medical and wrap up a £26million move, which reports suggest could be completed before the end of the weekend.
Danilo will likely compete with Walker for the right-back spot, with City who also in Los Angeles as part of their pre-season tour having already let go of full-backs Pablo Zabaleta and Gael Clichy.
The 26-year-old joined from Porto in 2015 and won the Liga and Champions League double with Madrid last season.
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