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Real Madrid bosses do not think Pogba is worth the wages they will have to pay for him

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Real Madrid have been heavily linked with Paul Pogba ever since Zinedine Zidane and Paul Pogba aired their mutual admiration. With the Frenchman becoming an increasingly decisive figure at Manchester United, Pogba is looking to move but Real Madrid are not willing to match the Red Devils' valuation of the player.

Now, it has come to light that Real Madrid are not willing to match Pogba's wage demands either. The World Cup winner wants £250,000 per week which is roughly around £13 million a year.

Real Madrid are willing to offer Neymar and Mbappe £345,000 per week but not Paul Pogba. Real Madrid are having a difficult time trying to solve the Gareth Bale problems and the last thing they'd want is another highly paid player who could potentially add to their list of problems off the field.

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