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Hello and welcome to the Real Madrid transfer news for the day! Here are the top stories of the day surrounding the Galacticos.
Pogba should leave Manchester United
Former Manchester United superstar Paul Ince believes that Paul Pogba needs to leave Manchester United in order to become the best version of himself. The Frenchman has been linked with a move to Real Madrid and Ince believes that he currently doesn’t have the players around him that would allow him to succeed.
He used the example of himself playing with the likes of Roy Keane and Eric Cantona and stated that the Red Devils can’t expect the former Juventus star to do everything, while also suggesting that his team-mates needed to do better.
“People will talk about Paul Pogba and say he should’ve done more,” he told Paddy Power. “But, there’s only so much he can do when he’s surrounded by the kind of players he is.
“If he was surrounded by class players, you’d get to see the real Pogba.
“I was fortunate enough to play with the likes of Bryan Robson, Roy Keane and Eric Cantona – world class players – and they make everyone play better.”
“United can’t just rely on Pogba and expect that he will do everything, people have to pull their weight and be great around him.”
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Ince then added that Pogba deserves to be surrounded by better players as he doesn’t think that the Old Trafford outfit have the players of the level required to get the best out of him.
“Pogba needs and deserves to be in a team full of top players, and I don’t believe that’s Man United at the minute.
“When they’re in the Champions League you realise that a lot of their players just aren’t good enough.”
At Real Madrid, however, Pogba will be surrounded by plenty of quality, including the likes of Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modric and Toni Kroos among others.
Meulensteen on Pogba
Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen has dismissed claims comparing Paul Pogba’s situation to that of Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009. Meulensteen questioned where Pogba’s departure stories are coming from and stated that some stories in the press can’t be more wrong.
“This is different. Those speculations that come up all the time, where are they coming from? Is it coming from Paul? Is it the agent that speaks out?” he said.
“Sometimes we stand here talking about something which couldn’t be further from the truth, which is unfair on the player.”
He then urged Solskjaer to sort out the situation as soon as possible for the betterment of everyone involved.
"I expect him to be here. I think it's one of the most important tasks for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to sort out very quickly and put an end to that speculation. The longer the speculation goes on it's not good for anybody, the player, the club; anybody."
Zidane says many players can be sold
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has fired some sort of a warning, claiming that many players in the Real Madrid squad could be sold as they are footballers of the elite-level, which is why they are coveted by others.
He also spoke about Isco and then revealed that there is no way Real Madrid can replace Cristiano Ronaldo, no matter what – but that, he added, is what life is all about.
"There are many players here that can be sold because they are all really good. Many clubs want many Real Madrid players, it's nothing new. Isco is an important player and I like him. We'll see what happens next year."
"You can do what you want but you can't replace Cristiano. He's gone but we can bring in other players that aren't going to do what Cristiano has done. That's life."
Capello and disagreements
Former Real Madrid manager Fabio Capello seems to be in the know about the happenings at Real Madrid. The former Juventus boss has claimed that manager Zinedine Zidane has a war chest of €500 million.
And how does he know? A source close to the club told him apparently.
"They told me Real Madrid have €500 million to spend on signings," he said.
"I was in Barcelona this week and someone who knows Real Madrid really well told me that."
Meanwhile, reports in Spain claim that there is a disagreement between Zidane and Florentino Perez. The president is rushing to complete a deal for Spurs star Christian Eriksen worth €80 million as a replacement for Kroos.
However, Zinedine Zidane doesn’t want him. Rather, Eriksen is not the Frenchman’s first choice as he prefers Paul Pogba. However, Perez has identified the former Juventus man as plan B since his price would be much higher than that of Eriksen, whose contract expires in the summer of 2020.
