Sources: Zidane told Pogba deal 'very difficult'

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has told coach Zinedine Zidane it will be "very difficult" to sign Paul Pogba from Manchester United this summer, sources have told ESPN FC.

Zidane has made clear his admiration for Pogba both publicly and privately, and on Wednesday evening, during a transfer summit at Madrid's preseason base in Montreal, asked Perez and director general Jose Angel Sanchez to make another effort to sign the midfielder.

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But Zidane was told that, with Madrid having already spent more than €300 million on new players, another big deal was not feasible at present.

Sources have told ESPN FC that United are determined to keep Pogba…