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Former Manchester United player Alan Brazil has spoken to talkSPORT on their Sports Breakfast and has proclaimed that Paul Pogba will never play for the club again.

Needless to say, this has probably made Zinedine Zidane's day.

What did he say?

Pogba to Real Madrid is far from a fresh link.

TalkSPORT acknowledge Los Blancos have been strongly linked with the signing of the Frenchman and Brazil's revelation suggestions the former Juventus star could be on his way out of United in the January transfer window.

Pogba has only tallied 540 minutes of playing time across all competitions this season.

Granted, injuries have also taken a toll on the midfielder, but Brazil's latest verdict strongly suggests his Manchester United adventure seems all but over.

Here's what the former Red Devil had to say to talkSPORT:

"Someone has just told me, and it’s not just a random text, I know this guy and he does know a lot about United and what has gone on. He says: ‘From a very strong source – Pogba will NEVER play for United again’. Now, take that the way you want it, I don’t know who has told him but that is what he is saying.

"Because I was thinking the other night, ‘What has happened to him, where is he?’ Pogba posted a video of himself playing basketball last week, despite the injury, drawing criticism from fans. Look that’s the source; he has told me he will never play for United again."

Matter of time

At this point, and especially after Brazil's verdict on the whole situation, this transfer seems all but inevitable.

Zidane was reportedly so eager to sign Pogba - valued at £90m by Transfermarkt - during the summer that he discarded the potential signings of the likes of Christian Eriksen and Donny van de Beek, two huge names in world football.

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And now, he might finally get his wish, for better or worse, come January.

Signing Pogba, however, doesn't necessarily look like the best course of action for the Galacticos as there seem to be more reasons to abandon the cause than to chase it, as we have already discussed.

But Zidane seems to have already made up his mind and for that reason it feels like it's only a matter of time before we actually see the big Frenchman don the royal white of Real Madrid.

For the sake of both Zidane and the player in question, hopefully it fits him perfectly.

If not, this would prove to be a rather costly exercise for the Spanish capital outfit.

Elsewhere, Real Madrid have also made a big decision on Willian and it may play a key role in their young players' development.