Zinedine Zidane claims his Dubai meeting with Paul Pogba was no more than a coincidence

Zinedine Zidane

It was revealed on Friday that the two Frenchmen had met in the city, sparking more speculation over the Manchester United midfielder’s future.

Real Madrid boss Zidane was keen to bring his compatriot to the Bernabeu over the summer, but the Old Trafford club knocked back any attempts to prise him away.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.