Achraf Hakimi keen on summer Zidane link-up at Real Madrid

Despite being on loan at Borussia Dortmund until 2020, Achraf Hakimi has admitted that he'd jump at the chance to return to Madrid next season.

Real Madrid full-back Achraf Hakimi, who is currently on a two-year loan at Bundesliga outfit Borussia Dortmund, says he'd be up for a summer return to his parent club. "It would be a dream to be back at Madrid as soon as possible," the Moroccan international told an interview with the Spanish television channel #Vamos. "I'd be lying if I said otherwise. We'll see what happens."

Achraf confident Real Madrid will bounce back

Despite watching Madrid endure a poor campaign that has seen his boyhood club fail to win any major silverware, Achraf is optimistic that the future is bright at the LaLiga giants. "I'm a Madrid fan, and even if I'm not there, I'm always going to follow the club," he said. "It's been a difficult season for them, but Madrid have everything it takes to bounce back. That's why they're the greatest club in the world. They're in a slump, but I'm confident they'll come back out of it."

Achraf pleased with Borussia Dortmund experience

Achraf's season is now over after the 20-year-old suffered a broken bone in his foot in a game against Wolfsburg at the end of March, but he remains happy with how his campaign in Germany has turned out. "When Dortmund came in for me, I felt like I could replicate what [Dani] Carvajal did [at Bayer Leverkusen]: go out on loan and then come back a more mature player, having had the kind of learning experience that I needed. I think I made the right decision.

"It was a big blow when I got injured," the defender went on. "But I'm feeling a whole lot better about myself now. [To begin with] I was worried whether I'd be the same player I was before, but bit by bit I've started to get over that, and I'm fighting tooth and nail to get back into the shape I was in before - and ideally get myself into even better nick than that."