Raphael Varane

I'm proud to represent my country.

— Raphael Varane

I'm obsessed with making progress.

— Raphael Varane

I am not one to discuss my future publicly.

— Raphael Varane

Yes, I do like the Premier League.

— Raphael Varane

I just play to my strengths and my ability.

— Raphael Varane

It's impressive to be compared with Hierro.

— Raphael Varane

I trust my team-mates.

— Raphael Varane

Winning the Champions League is the dream.

— Raphael Varane

You have to play differently. I try to be more complete to annoy any striker.

— Raphael Varane

Sergio Ramos has a winning mentality and has great experience.

— Raphael Varane

Pogba is a good player, I know him very well. For any team he would be fantastic.

— Raphael Varane

I see football as a team sport, I'm not looking for the spotlight.

— Raphael Varane

Being a defender of Real Madrid means being able to make very few mistakes.

— Raphael Varane

I try to transmit calmness and motivation to my team-mates.

— Raphael Varane

Kylian is very important for France. We count on him very much.

— Raphael Varane

There are some things you gain with experience, but age isn't important to me.

— Raphael Varane

Things come naturally in a career. From experience, I know that things progress season by season.

— Raphael Varane

Every season is a challenge and now I am a more complete player. I have learned at the highest level.

— Raphael Varane

When you're young you want to show what you can do, but sometimes you have to learn not to over-complicate things.

— Raphael Varane

I try to give the squad my peace of mind, my experience of big competitions and to be myself.

— Raphael Varane

When there's a need for someone to speak, I'm there. When there's tough times, I'm there.

— Raphael Varane

I consider myself to be from Madrid because I arrived very young, but I do not forget my years in Lens -…

— Raphael Varane

I was inspired by players like Pepe or Sergio Ramos because they are defenders and by someone like Cristiano Ronaldo, who is…

— Raphael Varane

Kylian keeps learning and going forward, which he does very quickly. It's good that he is ambitious. He is self-confident, it's good.…

— Raphael Varane

Zidane has tried to get me to improve. Anticipating, reading the play, putting myself in the defensive balance, I know how to…

— Raphael Varane

Ronaldo is a bon vivant, he is friendly, he always has something to help you progress. He wants to be the best…

— Raphael Varane

It's hard to criticise Ronaldo. When we come back from an away game at 4 A.M., he is one of the players…

— Raphael Varane

I'm quite shy and quite reserved. But when things start heating up, I don't hesitate to show my character, whether that's in…

— Raphael Varane

Basically, I played football to share with others, to excel together, to achieve a goal. After, we all have our ego, our…

— Raphael Varane

I am super nice, I am great, even in the dressing room. I am also quite shy. But when there are difficult…

— Raphael Varane

It would be wonderful to spend my whole career at Madrid. But my early days taught me to enjoy every moment because…

— Raphael Varane

One player who gives me a lot of advice at Real is Pepe. He's taught me never to give up. He always…

— Raphael Varane

Our objective is to win - always to win.

— Raphael Varane

I had a special relationship with Mourinho.

— Raphael Varane

I know the players with whom I play well.

— Raphael Varane

In Madrid there is a lot of competition.

— Raphael Varane

I am very happy at Real Madrid.

— Raphael Varane

In every training session, I learn.

— Raphael Varane

We're not going to win 5-0 every game.

— Raphael Varane

I try to improve and learn, that is good for my career.

— Raphael Varane