Real Madrid are in a state of flux. The club continue their search for Zinedine Zidane's replacement, with a long list of issues which cannot be resolved until the new man is appointed.

Zidane's shock decision to step down just days after winning a third consecutive Champions League trophy appears to have taken everyone at the Bernabeu by surprise. There's speculation and uncertainty over Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale's future, as well as where the team will do the majority of their preseason work.

Keeping stars

Zidane's exit has only further complicated the situation with the Bernabeu's two unsettled big-name attackers.

He was a big supporter of Ronaldo in the Portuguese's clash with club chief Florentino Perez over a payrise, and did an excellent job in keeping Ronaldo focused right up until moments after the final whistle of the Champions League final in Kiev. With his most powerful ally at the Bernabeu gone, Ronaldo appears even more frustrated and isolated, hence the steady drip of stories saying he wants out.

Bale's situation looks different. His complaints after the 3-1 final win over Liverpool were around not starting enough games. The Welshman might now be persuaded he will get his starter status back under a new regime. Although that could depend on the right man taking the job.
Sorting out signings

While Perez takes personal control of the biggest transfer decisions at the Bernabeu, deals for long-term targets Neymar and David De Gea are much less likely to get sorted if those players do not know the identity of their prospective new boss.

Negotiations are also reportedly under way for less high profile players like Roma goalkeeper Alisson or Real Sociedad right-back Alvaro Odriozola, without knowing if the new coach rates either. And Brazilian youngster Vinicius Jnr. appears to be moving to the Spanish capital when he turns 18 this month, without knowing who decides if the starlet is ready for demands at the top level.

Such uncertainty allows for comic moments which Madrid's hierarchy would prefer to avoid. Speaking from Spain's World Cup camp in Krasnodar on Sunday, De Gea was asked about the infamous fax malfunction which stopped his move from Manchester United back in 2015. "Maybe they use email now," he replied, to smiles all round.


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