Real Madrid will exchange with Donny van de Beek, of Ajax, in case of failure of the transfer of Paul Pogba

Real Madrid will try to recruit midfielder Ajax Donny van de Beek if they can not take Paul Pogba away from Manchester United.

The 22-year-old has been a notable figure in the Champions League black horses this season as his team defeated Los Blancos and Juventus to advance to the semi-finals of the competition.

Van de Beek also made the headlines by scoring the only goal of the first leg of Tottenham Hotspur's game against Tottenham Hotspur midweek.

Real coach Zinedine Zidane is a long time admirer of Pogba and would welcome a move for the Frenchman. However, his high salaries and United's stubbornness have proven to be a stumbling block.

Although this saga seems to last for a while, Marca report that the Spanish the giants will turn to van de Beek if they continued to be frustrated in their pursuit of Pogba. However, getting Dutch will also be expensive.

Ajax teammate Frenkie de Jong will join Barcelona for the fierce rival 75 M € in summer, which means that Real will probably have to offer a sum in the region of 60 million euros to win van de Beek away from the Johan Cruijff ArenA.

Zidane's players are not the only ones to target the Dutch international, with Paris Saint-Germain also monitoring their performances. from Godenzonen

It seems that Ajax's European adventure has alerted many top clubs against the talent that permeates their team. Dusan Tadic, Matthijs de Ligt and Hakim Ziyech were all monitored, the latter having apparently reached a personal agreement with Bayern Munich.

He could be joined in Bavaria by De Ligt, who expressed his admiration for Die Roten amid speculation about a move to the Allianz Arena. Before the team was defeated, she could win her first Champions League triumph in 1995, with Ajax ready to meet. Barca in the final after two crucial wins in their last four meetings this week.