Zinedine Zidane likes Pogba but Real Madrid approach unlikely
Zinedine Zidane has admired Paul Pogba but denied Real Madrid approach for the player.
The French International has been linked with a move away from Juventus, with Real Madrid and Manchester United has shown interest in the midfielder.
“I’m very happy with the squad I have available,” Zidane said in a Press conference in Montreal.
Zinedine Zidane likes Pogba but Real Madrid approach unlikely
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“It’s difficult to improve.
“Pogba? Of course I like him, but at the moment he’s a Juventus player…
“As for [Alvaro] Morata he’s a player of this squad, he’s back and I’m glad about that. He’s home, he knows what it means to play here and I’m glad that he’s back with us.
“Alvaro is an added resource for our team.”
While, Juventus general manager Giuseppe Marotta has revealed that they are not pursing former Real Madrid striker Higuain.
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“Yes, there’s no negotiation for Higuain,” Marotta said after the Lega Serie A meeting, as reported by SportMediaset.
“De Laurentiis said we won’t pay the release clause? I’d say yes, that’s how it is. I’d say yes, absolutely.
“It’s a closed subject. For now. There’s no negotiation with Napoli. I won’t add anything else.
“Has Higuain asked to be sold? Ask Napoli. Will we replace Alvaro Morata? Well yes, we will.”
However, Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis says Juventus will not activate Gonzalo Higuain’s release clause.
“I asked Marotta: ‘do you really want to pay the clause?’ and he told me they never had any intention of doing so. There’s a contract of five years and we’ve only had three, the ignorance in the world of football is total.
“There’s a release clause, according to which if someone says ‘we’ll pay it’, Higuain can accept the offer from any club and Napoli will only accept those offers.
“The clause was inserted to protect ourselves, because the higher the clause the more someone has to pay. No club has offered it so far and Higuain hasn’t said anything..