Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane clashes with club president

Martin Odegaard picks up his bag after getting off the team bus as Real Madrid arrive in Montreal

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has clashed with the club's president over 17-year-old Martin Odegaard. 

Zinedine Zidane did not want to take the young midfielder on the club's pre-season tour which has kicked off in Canada but club President Florentino Perez insisted. 

Perez wants Odegaard on the tour because first team involvement is written into his contract and because his presence in North America will help Madrid find a new club for him this summer. 

But although Zidane agrees that the youngster need to go out on loan this season, he was against him joining up when there are no plans to incorporate him in Madrid's first team squad this season. 

French media Le10Sport went as far as to claim Perez 'imposed Odegaard's presence on the tour,' and suggested the French legend was unhappy with what he saw as interference. 

Hamburg have shown interest in taking Odegaard to the Bundesliga next season and Liverpool - one of the clubs he turned down when he picked Madrid - have also been linked. 

But Real would prefer to send him to another Spanish club and want to provoke interest by giving him a run-out in one of this seasons's pre-season friendlies.