Seedorf link to Real's Zidane hopes

Real Madrid have not given up hope of bringing Zinedine Zidane to Spain in the summer.

Club president Lorenzo Sanz has been in discussions with Juventus about the future of Real's Dutch international midfielder Clarence Seedorf and is willing to exchange the player for Zidane.

Juventus still want to keep the French star but his performances this season have not been good for the Turin club and coach Carlo Ancelotti is prepared to see Zidane move on if he can bring in reinforcements. The Frenchman's level of consistency has become unpredictable and Juve are looking for solutions to the problem.

Real Madrid have offered two transfer deals to tempt the Italian champions. The first sees Seedorf move back to Italy - he is a former Sampdoria player - and Zidane come to the Spanish capital in part exchange for the Dutchman plus a cash fee of around £6 million.

Alternatively Brazilian star Roberto Carlos is used as the bait to bring Zidane to Real and the money involved to top up the deal rises to £10 million. Real have also offered Yugoslav striker Pedrag Mijatovic in place of Carlos but the Juventus executives rate the left sided defender as more useful to them.

The more likely plan will see Seedorf join Juventus with cash and Uruguayan defender Paolo Montero heading the other way. The Real board have lost patience with Seedorf's constant complaining and seem set to follow coach John Toshack's advice and move him out of the club as soon as possible.

Seedorf has already been offered to Newcastle, SS Lazio and Arsenal but none were keen to spend the money Real wanted on a known disruptive influence.

Juve's Seedorf plan would see doubts rise again about the future of Edgar Davids and Didier Deschamps in Turin rise again with Premiership clubs very interested in both players.