Murphy told talkSPORT: “If you think of Real Madrid going for Pogba and saying, ‘We’ll build a team around him’ – they’d have to spend a hell of a lot of money.
“If you’re Real Madrid and you’re the biggest club in the world and you’ve got unlimited funds, I’d be trying to tempt De Bruyne.
“City might never let him go because he’s that good, but he hasn’t played much.
“I’d be saying to him, ‘We’ll pay you whatever you want and we’ll build this team around you’.”
Man Utd news: Real Madrid told to sign one Man City star instead of Paul Pogba (Image: GETTY)
Man Utd news: Real Madrid told to sign one Man City star instead of Paul Pogba (Image: GETTY)
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane recently admitted he is a big fan of his compatriot Pogba.
"I know him personally,” Zidane said.
"He brings so much and there are few players who bring as much as he does.
"He's a midfielder who knows how to defend and how to attack. But he is not my player, he is at Manchester.
"He has always said that, after Manchester, Madrid has always interested him.
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