Paul Pogba’s future is still up in the air (Picture: Getty Images)

Real Madrid remain in pursuit of Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba with manager Zinedine Zidane claiming they ‘have a plan’ as they track his signature.

The 26-year-old declared his desire to leave Old Trafford earlier in the summer and Real have made no secret of their interest in bringing him to Spain.

However, United are very keen to keep hold of the World Cup winner and have ruled out letting him move for any less than £150m.

Real do not look likely to come up with that sort of cash having already spent over £270m on on Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic, Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy, Rodrygo during this transfer window.




A deal is not completely off the table, though, with Zidane remaining coy on the situation.

When asked at a press conference about possibly options to bring Pogba to Madrid, the Frenchman said: ‘We have a plan with the club and we’ll see what happens. But today we are focused on tomorrow’s game [against Bayern Munich].

‘What happens next will already be seen. You know many things, but we will see. Lots of things can happen.’

Zinedine Zidane remains very keen to sign Paul Pogba (Picture: Getty Images)

Having already made a string of expensive signings, Zidane was then asked if he saw Pogba as the missing piece in his new-look Real jigsaw.

‘We have to respect things,’ said the boss. ‘With the club we know what we want and what can happen until the 31st we can make changes, departures and also that they can come.

‘I will not go into that. You have to respect some things.’

Pogba has been playing a big part of Man Utd’s pre-season tour of Austrlia and Asia, starting in the 1-0 win over Inter Milan in Singapore on Saturday.

His performances in United’s friendlies have been impressive, suggesting he is not lacking commitment for his current side, despite also being keen on a new challenge elsewhere.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer not only wants to keep hold of the World Cup winner, but build his new side around him.

‘Paul is a fantastic player, a fantastic human being, always been a great professional,’ Solskjaer said earlier this month.

‘I’ve had a great relationship with him. Of course, I had him in the reserves a few years back. And I said: ‘If he’s in your squad, you’d build a team around him’ – and, of course, I haven’t changed that much since then, so I would say the same now.’

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