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Zinedine Zidane says there will be changes, heaps praise on Paul Pogba

It certainly seems as though Zinedine Zidane wants to rope in Paul Pogba in the summer in a bid to reinforce his midfield. The Real Madrid manager did not shy away from saying that there will indeed be changes as spoke to the press ahead of the weekend game against Athletic Bilbao.

Zizou did not hold back when talking about Real Madrid's plans for the summer,

"I know exactly what I want,"

"Nothing is ever concrete with these things, it's just what you aim to do, your desire to change certain things, that's all.

"We have talked about player profiles and that is clear in my head. We'll see what we can do.

He also heaped praise on Pogba.

"I like Pogba a lot,”

“He is someone that I know personally and he is different. He knows how to attack and how to defend."

We're not too sure Manchester United fans will agree with Zidane at the moment,

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