There are reports injured Paul Pogba has been pictured meeting up with Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane in Dubai.

The Manchester United star is in the Middle East undergoing extensive rehabilitation on the troublesome ankle injury which has curtailed his season.

United fans may have cause to worry though, as the World Cup winner took time out to link up with the very manager he has expressed a strong desire to work under.

While Pogba is working on his fitness, Zidane has been in Dubai as a guest attendee of the Dubai Artificial Intelligence in Sport (DAIS) Conference and Exhibition, report the Sportsmail.

The pair were photographed meeting up, as revealed by the Mirror, at a beach resort.

Zidane, dressed in shorts and a t-shirt, was seen chatting animatedly to Pogba.

The Los Blancos boss had made Pogba his top priority target in the summer and was believed to be disappointed that a deal could not be done.

Over the past months, Pogba has made little secret of his desire to play for Madrid, and has on several occasions admitted Zidane was his role model as a youngster.