Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has responded to Borja Mayoral's claims that he wanted to offload Luka Jovic over the summer.

Mayoral admitted in his presentation as a Roma loan signing that Zidane was keen for him to stay and that Real were going to look to move on Jovic, but it ended up being the Spaniard who departed.

"No, I talk to all my players and they are private things," Zidane stated. "I am not going to say what I talk about with my players. I try to be honest with them, that's it. Everyone can give their opinion and we are who we are; this is the group. We are going to fight and, of the rest, I am not going to say what I speak with the players about because it is personal."

The Real Madrid boss may now have an issue with Jovic, yet he doesn't believe that he will have difficulties when it comes to motivating him.

"That's not the case, Jovic is a Madrid player," Zidane affirmed. "I have asked for Jovic, then everyone can have an opinion. Talking nonsense is complicated. It's not like that, but it's okay."