The central defender and vice-captain of the France team Raphaël Varane (93 selections), world champion in 2018 and finalist of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, announced Thursday February 2 his international retirement at 29 years old. ” I have been thinking about this for several months and have decided that it is the right time for me to retire from international “, Wrote on Instagram the current Manchester United player, figure of the Blues since 2013. For a decade, he will have been a” leader ” for the Blues and a “ effective relay “For coaching, reacted the coach of the Blues Didier Deschamps, welcoming with” emotion » the departure of Varane.