Zidane directly contacts Manchester United star but transfer put on hold after significant development

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Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is reported to have contacted Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba directly to persuade him to make a transfer to the Bernabeu.

However, according to AS, this move now looks to have been put on the back burner after Toni Kroos signed a new contract with Madrid this week.

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Another issue noted in the piece is that the France international has an asking price as high as £158million at Man Utd, which doesn’t necessarily look a worthwhile investment for Real.

While Pogba remains a big name and a class act on his day, he has only shone in fits and bursts for United, meaning paying big money like that might be too much of a risk even for a big club like Madrid.

This is a blow for Zidane, however, as AS report that Pogba had been identified as an even more important target for the French tactician than Chelsea’s Eden Hazard.

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Pogba would have given Los Blancos something a little different in midfield, and also looks a player who could shine in La Liga, where there would not be quite the same physical demand as in the Premier League.

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