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Throughout the summer, Zinedine Zidane only ever had one real transfer target - Paul Pogba.

And now, amid the emergence of the new images from Daily Mirror that show Zidane meeting with Manchester United's star, the speculation has again been reignited once more.

But looking at Los Blancos' squad, they already have a man capable of doing what Pogba does and more.

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Getting the star midfielder into his squad has become somewhat of an obsession for Real Madrid's boss.

And sure, Pogba is definitely one of the more popular choices in today's market and a name many are familiar with.

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But at this point, it seems that Zidane will stop at nothing to incorporate the skilled Frenchman into his team despite some obvious negatives of that potential deal.

Still, the biggest reason why Real Madrid should definitely not splash the cash for Pogba is rather simple - they already have a player in their squad who is more than capable of leading their revolution.

Kroos vs Pogba

Toni Kroos has been one of Real Madrid's most consistent players throughout the years.

The 28-year-old German midfielder is well-known on the footballing stage but this season, he has been arguably Los Blancos' best player.

Kroos was dropping masterclass performances left, right and centre, week in, week out and he's showing no signs of stopping either - particularly with an average rating north of 7.5 in the Champions League and just below that region in the league, via WhoScored.

This becomes even more clear when we compare his numbers to Pogba's.

The German has one goal and one assist to his name so far but that is not nearly the thing that describes his game the most. He also tallied 93.1% passing accuracy with 67.4 average passes per game and has even started shooting more, with two shots per game so far under his belt.

Pogba, on the other hand, has maintained just 80.7% passing accuracy in the Premier Leauge thus far with, granted, slightly more average passes per game with 73.6. He also has two assists to his name in five games played.

But Kroos beats him with 3.3 key passes per game as opposed to Pogba's 2.6 and also 1.8 tackles compared to the Frenchman's 1.7.

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Pogba is a slightly better dribbler with 1.6 compared to Kroos' 0.8 per game.

Still, even with that being said, the difference between the two is big in aspects that matter the most to Real Madrid such as the German's passing abilities, while the categories that favour the Frenchman are not as emphasised.

Going out and potentially spending the big bucks on a player that wouldn't really be an improvement on their current midfield general doesn't seem like good business for Los Blancos.

Especially considering that according to Bild, Real Madrid were even contemplating sending Kroos the other way to Manchester not that long again.

Needless to say, that would be like shooting their own foot.