After Real Madrid's loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League earlier this week, manager Zinedine Zidane reportedly had an angry rant bout his club's failure to sign Paul Pogba in the latest transfer window.
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The French manager's interest in the Manchester United midfielder was well documented throughout the previous window, although the Red Devils refused to give up their star man's signature.
Zidane pushed for the Los Blancos board to do everything in their might to sign the 26-year-old, who appeared open to an exit from United.
The boss was said to be furious that Real were unable to sign the France star, and a new report by Spanish website Defensa Central now suggests that he even went as far as to blame their UCL defeat to the French champions this week on the club's failure to lure Pogba to Spain.
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The report stated that Zidane let out his frustrations while on the team bus, insisting his team would not have lost 3-0 with Pogba in midfield.
It was Real's midfield that took the brunt of the criticism for the result, with James Rodriguez, Casemiro and Toni Kroos starting in the middle of the park for the 13-time Champions League winners.
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With Los Blancos struggling for consistency since before Zidane's return in March earlier this year, Pogba is believed to remain one of their prime targets for the next window.
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