Zidane and Real Madrid at odds over Pogba

Pogba's name was linked with Real Madrid all summer. There was lots of talk of leaving Man Utd, but in the end he stayed put. Zidane, according to 'Marca', has not given up: he wants the Frenchman. 

One of the reasons why Pogba stayed at Old Trafford is because United are very tough negotiators. At Old Trafford they were not willing to talk about the departure of their star man. Pogba, on the other hand, was not willing to sign a new contract. At the moment, he is still a United player. 

Even though he is officially injured, there has been talk in recent weeks that Pogba is deliberately not playing to force an exit. The United player has denied this and Zidane did not want to get into that at his press conference. However, 'Zizou' still wants to sign the Frenchman. 

Despite the bursting onto the scene of footballers like Fede Valverde or the recovery of others like Toni Kroos or Luka Modric, the French coach believes that a player of Pogba's style would make 'Los Blancos' stronger. But Real Madrid are apparently not as sure on that. 

The main problem the club see is that bringing a player like Pogba could affect others like Valverde or Odegaard in the future. It would also affect their economic plan. His signing would cost at least 120 million euros. And the club do not think that they should pay a similiar amount to what they did for Hazard. Then you have to consider his huge salary: 16 million euros net. 

Months go by and the Real Madrid and Pogba situation continues. Pogba is still waiting to see what happens knowing that his contract ends in 2021 and that, if nothing changes, he can leave next summer if he does not renew his contract. 

How Real end the season will be key. If the results are good and the midfield perform at a level similar to that of now, Zidane could end doing without Pogba. If results are poor, expect Zidane to do his utmost to get Pogba once again next summer.