As Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo are not available in pre-season, Zidane will try 4-4-2 formation with Benzema and Morata upfront in upcoming friendly games. [MARCA]
Real Madrid have reportedly turned down an offer of €10m for Chinese starlet Lin Lianming.
The approach came from Hebei China Fortune, who first put €7m on the table and when that was rebuffed, went up to €10m.
Madrid signed Lin from Guangzhou R & F a year ago for a €300,000 fee but Hebei, who have Ezequiel Lavezzi and Gervinho on their books, wanted to take the 19-year-old back to China.
Lin is though considered a player for the future, having impressed with the Madrid Juvenil A side, Madrid beating Guangzhou Evergrande and Shandong Luneng to his capture in 2015. [Source AS]
Ahead of their International Champions Cup clash with Paris Saint-Germain in Columbus, Ohio.
Zinedine Zidane has reiterated his interest in France international Pogba, with Madrid now expected to fight with Man United for the Juve midfielder.
Juve has reportedly set a €120m fee for the 23-year-old. But Zidane says Pogba is still a target for Madrid, without going into more detail about the clubs transfer strategy for the star:
Paul Pogba interest?
"Pogba is an important player, he is a great player. Real Madrid always wants the best"
"In this moment we are still working on a move for him but I cannot say anything more"
"Until August 31 anything can happen, but today he is not a Real Madrid player and I cannot talk about what will happen."
"I always say how things are, but now is not the time to talk about this. A lot of clubs are interested in Pogba. Real Madrid always want the best players. But we owe Juventus respect, and I can't say anything more out of respect"
If Pogba arrives will James be sold?
"James is Real Madrid, he is going to stay"
Zidane also confirmed that James Rodriguez, Sergio Ramos and Luka Modric will not play today, having only just joined up with the squad recently.
Looks like the Pogba deal is happening madridistas! #HalaMadrid
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