Paul Pogba is “ready” for a move to Real Madrid, says Christian Karembeu, with the Manchester United midfielder once again generating interest from the Santiago Bernabeu.

Sources close to the Blancos have revealed that the World Cup winner is now a top target.

They have already wrapped up deals for Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic and Ferland Mendy, freeing them to turn their attention elsewhere. He has admitted in the past to being keen on taking in a spell with the Liga giants, while the opportunity to work with fellow Frenchman Zinedine Zidane has been talked up by both sides.

Former Madrid star Karmebeu believes a deal would be beneficial to all concerned, with a 1998 World Cup winner telling El Mundo when asked if Pogba will end up in Spain: “Hopefully.

“He is a great player, and Zizou knows him from Juventus. He is ready for Madrid, although he will have to prove it. That shirt weighs a lot.”

Pogba is not the only France international to be generating talk of a big-money move to Madrid.