The situation with Pogba's potential arrival at Real Madrid Real Madrid Los Blancos are waiting and considering alternatives

Florentino Perez is doing his all to appease Zinedine Zidane, both with signings and with the departures of players the Frenchman no longer counts on, and the latest deal the Real Madrid president wants to close is that of Paul Pogba.

Los Blancos have already completed the signings of two players Zidane was desperate for - Eden Hazard and Ferland Mendy - and the final piece of the coach's puzzle is now the Manchester United midfielder.

Madrid have already entered into the first stage of negotiations but, as reported by MARCA, the English club have no intention of selling their star player. United have declared that Pogba is not for sale and that there is no amount of money that he can be signed for. That's the message coming from Old Trafford, anyway.

Pogba, for his part, has also fulfilled the first hurdle in trying to manoeuvre his way out of United. Not only did he send his agent, Mino Raiola, to inform the club of his desire to leave, but he then backed that up with public statements claiming that he wants a new challenge.

It is now up to the player himself to reiterate to Joel Glazer and Ed Woodward, who are in charge at United, that there is no alternative but to negotiate his departure and to put a price on his head.

Pogba does not want to start a war with the English giants and thus is unwilling to force his way out, though he does want to reach a point where they accept that he wants to leave.

In the first week of July, the 26-year-old will return to pre-season with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad and, ideally, he would like his future to be resolved by this point. He knows that it's not easy, but he's going to fight to work alongside Zidane.

The Madrid coach has placed Pogba above any other option. Inside the club they want to make Zidane happy, however they understand that signing the World Cup winner is going to be anything but simple and, according to some, too expensive, since he would become Los Blancos' record transfer. For now, the Santiago Bernabeu is waiting.

Meanwhile, the directors at the club are considering other alternatives. Christian Eriksen of Tottenham Hotspur remains an option, who could be available on a cheaper deal with his contract set to expire in one year, while Ajax's Donny van de Beek is regarded to be more of an attacking midfielder and more of a replacement for Luka Modric. In the last few days, the name of Lyon's Tanguy Ndombele has received support from those at Los Blancos, particularly as he has stated his desire to leave Les Gones.