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The return of Zinedine Zidane changed the face of Real Madrid once again, as the French World Cup winner brought back the confidence amongst his players. He had already won three consecutive Champions League titles with Los Blancos, prior to leaving at the end of last season and is now back for more.
The LaLiga giants had struggled since his departure from Real Madrid, and his return to Spain clearly brought about an improvement, in not just their mentality, but their attitude as a whole.
With that being said, a lot of top players have been linked with a move to the Bernabeu since Zidane took over once again, and Florentino Perez has backed his manager to make these signings.
One such player that is being strongly linked with Real Madrid right now is Paul Pogba, and it is clear that the former champions of Europe are keen on signing him. The Manchester United star too had earlier expressed his desire to play under Zidane, and this had sparked rumours that the move could be on for the summer transfer window.
However, with a lot of top stars being linked with Real, the club can look to spend their funds elsewhere. Here are three reasons why the Spanish giants and Zidane shouldn’t make the mistake of signing Pogba, and possibly wasting their budget, despite all his talents.
#3 Real Madrid needs a prolific goal-scorer who can fill the Ronaldo void
Real Madrid’s priority is still to find a prolific goal-scorer who can fill Cristiano Ronaldo’s shoes and make things happen for the Madrid based side. They have faced issues scoring goals when needed many-a-time this season already and will want to quickly rectify this problem.
The other attacking stars have failed to make any sort of major impact under Solari as well, and now with Zidane returning, the fans will want a permanent solution to this problem for the long-run. Due to this same reason, the club may be keen on investing their budget in players like Hazard, Mbappe, and more.
Though Pogba has scored a decent number of goals since Solskjaer took over, he is still not a forward whom the team can rely on to regularly deliver the goods. Due to this, Zidane may first want to focus on getting such a player.
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#2 Pogba is a dressing room rebel
The main problem with Pogba is that the midfield superstar doesn’t like to be controlled, and does what he wants on and off the pitch. The game is generally built around him and when things do not go his way, he starts to go into that zone where he does things that don’t really make him the best team player.
Pogba was one of the key figures who started to raise their displeasure against Jose Mourinho in his third season, and his attitude and behaviour in the dressing room saw the Portuguese manager call him a ”virus”. This is one serious issue that he has, and it impacts the team as a whole when he pokes his team-mates rather strongly to perform better.
Right now Real Madrid does not need such an individual in their camp and can do well with players who can encourage the lot and not bring them down any further. With that being said, Perez may look to bring in someone with a more positive attitude towards a side that needs rebuilding.
#1 Clash of egos
The Spanish giants have a lot of top players who are some of the best players their countries have produced in recent times. Players like Ramos, Bale, Marcelo, Navas, and others are top stars at international level.
Pogba sometimes isn’t the most likeable star, which is quite evident during his time at United, and his rift with Alexis Sanchez is an example.
Further, Zidane likes to be totally in command of his team, and the two may have issues co-existing in the same setup if their ideology regarding certain issues down the line does not match. This might be a problem for them to work-together and Zidane must consider this, for the long-run.
With a lot of players like Hazard, Neymar, Mane, Mbappe, and others being linked with a move to the Bernabeu, it will be really interesting to see whether the Madrid based side does actually consider a move for Pogba. If some of these other stars do come in, the French manager may totally drop the idea of bringing in the former Juventus star. Only time will tell.
