Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has explained allowing Paul Pogba to join Manchester United last summer.
Real were linked with Pogba while he was with Juventus, but the Frenchman returned to United when it came to the crunch.
Perez revealed: "The players have to have a place and, for example, I did not see it last season with Pogba.
"(Zinedine) Zidane has had contact with the player for several years because he has followed him, as happened with (Raphael) Varane.
“But at 18, few players play for Real Madrid. You have to be patient."