Real Madrid and Juventus could force Manchester United out of their pursuit of both Toni Kroos and Paul Pogba.
Reports in Spain indicate that Juventus only have interest in offloading French star Pogba if Real are willing to offer German ace Kroos as part of a sensational exchange deal.
United have been credited with serious interest in both Pogba and Kroos but are likely to miss out as neither Juve or Real want to get rid of their prime movers without anything in return.
Zinedine Zidane is a big admirer of France international Pogba and would love to lure him to the Santiago Bernabeu but the La Liga outfit are well aware that they would have to give up something significant in the form of Germany midfielder Kroos in order to do so.