Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane hints at plan to sign Man Utd ace Paul Pogba
REAL MADRID manager Zinedine Zidane believes the club has a plan to sign Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, despite being told by club president Florentino Perez that a deal would be very difficult.
Zinedine Zidane has hinted that Real Madrid are not ready to give up on Paul Pogba (Image: GETTY)
Real Madrid arrived in Houston on Friday for their pre-season tour of America, and brought with them their new squad of stars.
Zidane has splashed out since returning to the Bernabeau, having spent nearly £275million on a bulk of new players in a bid to rip La Liga away from rivals Barcelona.
Eden Hazard, Eder Militao, Rodrygo and Luka Jovic have all arrived in Madrid this summer, but Zidane isn’t done yet.
The manager is desperate to sign Paul Pogba from Manchester United, despite the Premier League side demanding £150m.
United are unwilling to let Pogba leave, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer planning to use the Frenchman as a key part of his team for next season.
But Zidane suggested on Friday that Madrid are preparing to test United’s will with a bid, saying that he will have to wait to see what happens.
“We have to respect things, with the club we know what we want and what can happen until the 31st [sic] we can make changes, departures and also that they can come,” he said.
“I will not go into that. You have to respect some things.
Paul Pogba is wanted by Real Madrid (Image: GETTY)
“We have a plan with the club and we'll see what happens.
“But today we are focused on tomorrow's game.
“What happens next will already be seen. You know many things, but we will see. Lots of things can happen.”
Earlier on Friday, it was reported that Perez had told Zidane that a deal for Pogba would be ‘very difficult’ to pull off, partly due to their large summer spend so far.
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Real Madrid spent big on Eden Hazard and Ferland Mendy this summer (Image: GETTY)
Zidane appeared to become irritated by the questions around Pogba, and reiterated that the club has a plan.
“I seem silly because I always answer the same,” he continued.
“The important thing is that with the club we know what we want to do and we are in it.”