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Zinedine Zidane Requests for Marcelo to Remain at Real Madrid Despite Difficult Season

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has requested that Marcelo remains at the club following a difficult season with Los Blancos.

The 30-year-old had seen his game time diminish this season under former manager Santiago Solari following the emergence of academy graduate Sergio Reguilon, while the club had also been linked with a move for Ajax's Nicolas Tagliafico, casting doubt over the Brazilian's future at the club.

Despite Juventus' interest in Marcelo as a result of his limited minutes on the pitch, A Bola Brasil

are reporting that Zidane is 'not giving up' on the experienced defender and will request that he stays at the Santiago Bernabeu beyond the summer.