Zidane: Varane Like Blanc

Posted on | Saturday, June 25, 2011 | No Comments

Madrid - high praise for the candidate addressed Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid's new player, Raphael Varane. Zidane Varane assess a potential to be like legendary French defender Laurent Blanc.

Varane currently on the threshold of the entrance to El Real, who wanted to sign him from Lens, where he only appeared in 23 league games before the end of last season degraded.

In addition to Madrid, French defender 18-year-old was previously rumored to also attract Arsenal, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.

According to Zidane, who is now a counselor in Madrid, Varane deserved to be hunted because it has great potential. "He is promising and talented players, which certainly attracted a club like Real Madrid and I love it," Zidane said in the AFP.

Zizou, Zidane familiar greeting, even called Varane can grow as tough Blanc, a former colleague in the French team win the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.

"He also played in central defense, which is not easy to find. Since Laurent Blanc, there are some good players in that position but I rarely see a player the caliber of her (Varane), which looks like Blanc," concluded Zizou.

After no longer active play, Blanc has swerved into the world of coaching. After a menukangi Bordeaux, the French national team he now trains.