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Middlesbrough want to sign Zinedine Zidane ’s son Enzo on loan from Real Madrid.

The 21-year-old midfielder has spent the past week in the United States with his dad and Real’s first team for their International Champions Cup clashes with Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.

But, when the squad returns to Spain, his future is set to be sorted, with a loan move deemed the next best step for him.

Boro are one of four clubs who have contacted Real to ask about taking Zidane for the season.

Spanish sides Alcorcon and Sporting Gijon have also ­registered their interest, as has an undisclosed club in Italy.

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Real are now studying what is best for their manager’s eldest son and are set to make a ­decision in the next fortnight.

They will study the offers but will make it clear to the club they send him to that they expect him to play enough games to ­continue his development.

Zidane made his first ­appearance for Real’s first team in the 3-1 pre-season friendly defeat by PSG in Columbus, Ohio.

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He featured regularly for Real Madrid Castilla – the club’s B team – last season and is one of 11 players from the youth team to be taken on the US tour.

Now, Boro boss Aitor Karanka hopes to take him to the next level at the Riverside.

The Spaniard has already added vast experience to his squad by bringing in players from his homeland, with former Barcelona No.1 Victor Valdes and ex-Manchester City star Alvaro Negredo signed up.

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Karanka, who played alongside Zidane for a year at Real, is ­hoping his relationship with the France great will help convince him to send his son his way.

The pair later worked ­together for three years at the Bernabeu when Zidane was a special ­adviser to the team and Karanka was assistant to former Real boss Jose Mourinho.

Their shared history means Zidane knows Karanka’s ­football philosophy – and the Boro boss will give his old mate all the assurances he can that his son will be properly looked after on Teesside.

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