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Zinedine Zidane Gives Green Light for Karim Benzema Understudy to Return to Real Madrid

Zinedine Zidane has given the all clear for Raul de Tomas to return to Real Madrid from his second loan spell at Rayo Vallecano to act as backup for Karim Benzema next season.

The Spaniard has once again impressed this campaign for the Madrid based side, enough so to convince Zidane that the striker has a future at the club.

According to AS, the French boss is willing to bring the player back from his second loan stint and become understudy to Benzema, if the club do not sign another forward in the summer window.