Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confident Raphael Varane transfer will be finalised soon

Raphael Varane’s Manchester United debut will have to wait (Nick Potts/PA)

Raphael Varane will not be available for Manchester United’s season opener against Leeds but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the defender’s switch from Real Madrid will be finalised soon.

Having signed veteran goalkeeper Tom Heaton and Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho, the Old Trafford giants struck a deal with the LaLiga side for the 28-year-old defender.