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#3 Real Madrid ready to offer 3 players to United in exchange for Pogba

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Manchester United's transfer news is never complete without a mention of Paul Pogba, and here's the latest on the Frenchman. According to the Metro, Zinedine Zidane is ready to step up his pursuit of his countryman and has asked club President Florentino Perez to get Pogba this summer. However, Perez is reluctant to invest such a huge sum, given that Real are already in the final phase of agreeing an £88.5m deal with Chelsea for Eden Hazard. Instead, the Spanish giants are willing to part with as many as 3 players to coax United into giving up Pogba.

The first name on the list is Gareth Bale. The Welshman is no longer in Zidane's plans for next season and has been a long term target for United. Along with him, Real are also willing to part with James Rodriguez, who has been on loan at Bayern Munich in the 2018/19 season. The third name in the list is Keylor Navas, whose move to United broke down due to an infamous fax machine in 2015.

Now it remains to be seen if Solskjaer sees these 3 as first team players he wants in his squad next season and also if the Norwegian will be willing to finally part with his prized possession.

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