Zinedine Zidane admits he is 'not the one to decide' over BBC future

ByPete Sharland

Published 27/07/2017 at 09:23 GMT

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has said that he wants to keep Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo at the club but admits that he may not be his decision.

Together Benzema, Bale and Ronaldo form the ‘BBC’ which was the anacronym given in response to Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar (MSN).

The trio have been important as Real have won back-to-back Champions League titles, as well as last season’s La Liga.

However reports have suggested that Real have told Monaco starlet Kylian Mbappe that if he signs for them they will offload one of those three.

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Zinédine Zidane (Real Madrid)

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Speaking after their heavy defeat to Manchester City in a pre-season friendly Zidane admitted that it wouldn’t be his decision.

"I hope the 'BBC' stays but I am not the one to decide."

Real and City are supposedly the two clubs leading the chase to sign Mbappe with fees of over £160 million mentioned.

It is unclear where either Benzema or Ronaldo would move but Bale has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United.

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