Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has presented a massive £500,000-per-week demand for him to remain at Old Trafford as the club are ready to begin talks over new deal with the Frenchman.

With Real Madrid circling for the World Cup winner, United are desperate to lock down the Frenchman with a new long term contract.

And he wants to become the club’s highest paid player, matching Alexis Sanchez on half a million every week, according to the Sun.

Compatriot Zinedine Zidane has publicly spoken of his admiration for Pogba, fanning the flames of recent speculation over a move to the Bernabeu.

The 26-year-old has looked a player transformed under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and United are desperate to keep him.

There are two years left on Pogba’s contract, but the club can extend that deal by an additional season.

And, the Daily Mail reports that United are willing to offer a three-year extension with improved terms that would keep him at Old Trafford until 2024.