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#2 Real Madrid could sell up to six players to fund Pogba move

Bale could be on his way out of Real Madrid

It is no hidden secret that Real Madrid have nurtured an ambition to sign Paul Pogba for a while, with Zinedine Zidane being a known admirer of his compatriot.

However, any deal involving the former Juventus man would not come cheap, as Manchester United would be keen on getting at least nine figures for their star midfielder.

Having spent so much on transfers, Real Madrid cannot afford to sign another marquee name to avoid falling foul of FFP regulations and would have to sell some players to balance the books.

So far, Los Blancos have offloaded Matteo Kovacic, Marcos Llorente, Theo Hernandez and Raul de Tomas, but reports have emanated that the club is still looking to sell off six more players to fund Pogba's purchase.

According to the report, Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez, Isco, Keylor Navas, Lucas Vasquez and Mariano Diaz are the players on the list.