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Real Madrid need a midfielder and it’ll be a daily theme in the club’s local media between now and when they get one.

Marca take a look at the situation on Monday, with Napoli’s Fabian Ruiz coming more and more into the reckoning. Both Barcelona and Madrid are keen on the player, and his potential price continues to rise.

Paul Pogba gets a mention of course, with Marca stating that as long as Zinedine Zidane is manager of the club the Manchester United player will be a priority target.

It’s made clear that should the French coach leave, things will change a lot.

Real Madrid as a club ‘prefers others’, and wouldn’t make any attempt for Pogba if not pushed to do so by Zidane.

Manchester United’s reluctance to sell, the potential price, huge wages, and Florentino Perez not being especially keen are all reasons why Pogba isn’t as attractive to Real Madrid as he’d probably hope to be.