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Zinedine Zidane wants Marcelo and Thibaut Courtois sold in the summer

The Real Madrid manager has decided to take no prisoners as the club braces itself for a busy summer. With the Blancos having to seriously up their game and their standards to mount a challenge domestically and go shoulder to shoulder with Barcelona, they will need to cut a lot of deadwood and make some inspired signings over the course of the next few months.

As such, Zinedine Zidane has decided to drop the guillotine on Marcelo's and Thibaut Courtois' careers at Real Madrid. Marcelo has not been anywhere near his best this season, often condemned to warm the bench and playing deputy to a young Sergio Reguilon. Marcelo continues to be erratic with critics and fans consistently questioning his defensive acumen.

Thibaut Courtois has failed to impress after joining from Chelsea in the summer and it looks like the big Belgian's dream move is all set to fall apart. Zidane wants to keep Keylor Navas in the team while he looks for a worthy successor to the Costa Rican international in the transfer market.

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