All the players who have worn for both MU and Real Madrid are cult stars and Raphael Varane is the latest name to join this list.
Raphael Varane is the 9th player in history to have joined both MU and Real Madrid. The French star has just left the Bernabeu to go to Old Trafford for a transfer fee of 50 million euros.
Laurie Cunningham is the first player to wear both MU and Real Madrid. The late English player was on the payroll of Real Madrid in the period 1979-1984 and played 5 matches on loan for MU in 1983.
David Beckham became a football superstar at MU (1992-2003) then joined the Real Madrid galaxy (2003-2007).
Michael Owen played for Real Madrid for exactly 1 season (2004-2005) and at the end of his career, he played for MU (2009-2012).
Ruud Van Nistelrooy won 1 Premier League title while playing for MU (2001-2006) and 2 La Liga titles when he moved to Real Madrid (2006-2010).
Gabriel Heinze also won the Premier League while playing for MU (2004-2007) and won La Liga when he moved to Real Madrid (2007-2009).
Cristiano Ronaldo became famous at MU (2003-2009) then became the world’s top superstar when he wore Real Madrid (2009-2018).
Angel Di Maria was the first player MU (2014-2015) bought from Real Madrid (2010-2014).
Chicharito has scored 59 goals in 157 matches for MU (2010-2015) and has a season with Real Madrid on loan (2014-2015).
Juan Mata grew up in the Real Madrid training academy, made 39 appearances and scored 10 goals for Real Madrid’s youth team but never played for the first team. Currently, the Spaniard is playing for MU after transferring. from Chelsea in 2014.
On the bench, Jose Mourinho used to take on the role of head coach at MU (2016-2018) and Real Madrid (2010-2013).
