It seems that Real Madrid is closer to closing the squad than presenting a much needed veteran midfielder. Zinedine Zidane still dreams of a Paul Pogba who already seems to accept the fact that he will not become a Real Madrid player this year.
The French midfielder is plotting the roadmap with Mino Raiola, who would have told Manchester United that his client does not intend to sign a contract renewal. This way, Pogba would leave next summer, and the English entity could still make a sizeable profit, or they could still let him leave for free in 2021.
For now, the 'red devils' are asking for 200 million euros, an amount surpasses the 155 million Real Madrid could spend according to 'Marca'.
In the General Assembly, Real Madrid partners will approve a record budget of just over 800 million euros and a growth that has materialized in having economic solvency to sign more players in this final stretch of the transfer window.
But the board is not in a hurry and is focused on confirming Keylor Navas's departure and Areola'd arrival rather than reinforcing the midfield; all while Bruno Fernandes, Van de Beek, Eriksen, and Pogba are recurrently linked to a move to Los Blancos.
In fact, in recent hours Fiorentina sports director Daniele Pradè said that Bruno Fernandes will sign for Real Madrid in exchange for 70M.
In any case, what happens in the duel with Villarreal may be key. If Madrid once again gives a poor performance, they could push for one of these player's signing.