Zidane makes room for Pogba

Once the old dream of seeing Eden Hazard at the Santiago Bernabeu had come true, Zinedine Zidane set his sights on Paul Pogba. The French coach returned to Chamartín to help a sunken Real Madrid without options for titles in March, in exchange for full powers to carry out the revolution. 

As he warned at the press conference of his second presentation as coach, in the Frenchman's diary, signings and discards have names and surnames. With just over a month to go before the market closes, Zinedine Zidane has already managed to lighten the list of midfielders.

On Thursday, Real Madrid and Arsenal confirmed Dani Ceballos's loan next season in London. A movement expected for several weeks, with which the Andalusian hopes to relaunch his career to demonstrate, as in the European Under 21, that has quality much more quality than what's required for sitting on a bench.

Before, shortly after the opening of the summer market, Chelsea executed the purchase option for Mateo Kovacic. The Croatian, like the Andalusian, had left the previous year in search of prominence ... and never returned. The difference, a priori, is that both Madrid and Ceballos do want a future together.

Marcos Llorente should also stay where he currently is. The midfielder forged through Real Madrid's youth ranks set course for Wanda Metropolitano, intrigued by Diego Pablo Simeone. 

Also, beyond giving Martín Odegaard to Real Sociedad, in Chamartín they hope to be able to close James Rodríguez's departure as soon as possible. While Napoli and Atletico Madrid are battling it out for the Colombian, Zinedine Zidane continues to make room for Paul Pogba.

At the Santiago Bernabeu, however, they still have to overcome the economic hurdle. While Manchester United remain stoic in their refusal to negotiate, Real Madrid hope to be able to sign the Frenchman for a figure close to 150 million euros.