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Hello and welcome to the Real Madrid transfer news and rumours of the day! Here are the top stories of the day surrounding the Galacticos!
Balague on Pogba
Spanish journalist Guillem Balague has stated that Paul Pogba might not end up at Real Madrid next summer. The French midfielder has been linked with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu.
And while Balague has revealed that Zidane is a huge admirer of Paul Pogba and that the Frenchman himself has opened up to the possibility of playing for the Galacticos someday, Balague doesn’t think that a deal could happen.
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“A lot of rumours have started saying that Real Madrid want Pogba,” he said on his YouTube channel.
“Clearly, Zinedine Zidane admires Pogba and Pogba has been flirting with Real Madrid.
“When that happens that’s because somebody wants something to happen - but it doesn’t necessarily mean that it will happen.”
He added that Pogba has a good relationship with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and that the Red Devils don’t want to sell him and even if they do, they will ask for a lot of money, which Real Madrid don’t want to pay.
He also revealed that the Merengues are looking for investors to put in the club as a means to build a stadium and also fund deals to bring players in.
“Pogba has backed Solskjaer, Manchester United don’t want to get rid of Pogba and the money they will ask for Pogba is something Real Madrid are unwilling to pay.
“It’s interesting because Real Madrid are trying to get new investors to bring in new money into the club.
“They are looking to do that in the States [USA] so they can use the money to build a stadium and get big players coming in.
“I don’t think it [Pogba] is going to happen.”
Felipe Anderson not a good alternative
Former West Ham forward Dean Ashton has claimed that Felipe Anderson is not a good Eden Hazard alternative for Real Madrid. There have been claims that the Merengues are targeting the West Ham star should Zidane fail to sign Hazard.
However, Ashton doesn’t think Anderson is as good as Hazard, even though he has done well for the Hammers and could become a great player in another couple of years.
“I don’t think he’s that good. He’s done very well at West Ham, especially in the first half of the season.
“He's been OK in the second half, in which he hasn’t had the same number of goals and assists.
“If you’re comparing him to Hazard I don’t think there’s really any comparison.
“But, give it another year or two at West Ham, I think he could prove to be a top player. He’s showed that he’s got all the qualities to be.”
Solskjaer clears the air
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has cleared the air regarding Pogba’s comments on his dream of playing under Zidane. The Frenchman has been linked with a move to Real Madrid but Solskjaer doesn’t seem to be too bothered about it.
The Norwegian praised his midfielder as a polite person and, as a result, answered to question about Zinedine Zidane, who is a great inspiration for many young footballers in the world.
“Paul is a very nice and polite man who then answered a general question on Zidane, who is an icon in France, a fantastic manager and used to be a fantastic player and he’s just politely answered that question.”
Ole also revealed that Pogba is happy at Old Trafford.
“But Paul’s happy here, he’s going be a big part here and you like to build your team round him and that hasn’t changed at all.”
The French duo
Ever since Zinedine Zidane took over the reins at Real Madrid, a lot of French stars are on the news. At first, it was N’Golo Kante and then it went to Paul Pogba and now, Raphael Varane, too, is making the headlines.
The French defender apparently doesn’t want to stay at Real Madrid. According to Jose Luis Sanchez, who is very reliable when it comes to Madrid, Varane has informed the club of his wish to leave.
He has a release clause of €200 million but Madrid would want to receive at least €100 million.
Meanwhile, Paul Pogba has been linked to Madrid but it might all be a smokescreen. According to reports, Zinedine Zidane would not have openly displayed his interest if he really wanted to sign him and actually did that to make Pogba a smokescreen to sign someone else.
