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<\/p>\nLos Blancos slipped to their third defeat in four pre-season games, with a 1-0 loss to Tottenham in the Audi Cup on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Their poor run has also included a 7-3 hammering by city rivals Atletico Madrid and Corrigan says Real are in desperate need of restructuring their midfield.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe feeling I get from around the Bernabeu now is that Zinedine Zidane would still really like to sign Pogba.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s been his number one midfield target since back in March\/April time when Zinedine Zidane returned to the Bernabeu [and] he\u2019s been talking in public about how great a player Pogba is.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way that Madrid\u2019s pre-season has gone so far has helped Zidane\u2019s battle to get the club to pay the amount of money that they would need to get Pogba because results haven\u2019t been good, performances haven\u2019t been good.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe midfield especially has looked as if it needs reinforcement and Pogba is the type of player that could fit in really well.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe he is the type of player they need in midfield. If they can get him properly focused and playing at his best he could be a real addition to the team.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether they are going to be able to do it or not remains to be seen, but the way things have gone over the last couple of weeks has strengthened Zidane\u2019s hand I think in the discussions over whether they should really push the boat out to get Pogba\u201d Corrigan told Transfer Talk podcast.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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