It’s understood that suggestions Los Blancos are not in the race for him are wide of the mark, with the La Liga heavyweights also willing to make Pogba the most expensive player in the history of the game, surpassing the £86m they paid Spurs for Gareth Bale in 2013.
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Manchester United are, as we’ve reported on a few occasions, very interested in Paul Pogba.
“Juve don’t want to get rid of Pogba – they want him to stay for a long time and they want to renew his contract, and only if he wants to leave will we sit down and talk about it”, Raiola told Sky Italia.
‘Paul is not desperate to move. Juventus is targeting Newcastle’s Moussa Sissoko if reports are to be believed, while both Juventus and Real Madrid are supposedly targeting Leicester City’s N’Golo Kante.
Balague insisted it was a matter of “when” and not “if” Pogba would join Man United. He’d also be able to function properly as the central attacking midfielder, with Bastian Schweinsteiger next to Schneiderlin in a double-pivot midfield.
Reports in England had suggested that the 23-year-old’s head had been turned by the promise of an extremely lucrative contract offer from the Red Devils, however, the Italian super-agent has poured scorn on the suggestion that it is a done deal.
Though not confirmed, Pogba possesses all the tools to address every single one of United’s weaknesses from last season, and with the goals and assists to add to his drive from midfield, he’d likely go on to contend for Ballon d’Or awards at Manchester United.
Mourinho has always outlined the importance of getting the signings in as early as possible, so if Pogba isn’t a Manchester United player by the beginning of August, the club is likely to move on to other targets.
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Meanwhile, United fans are split on what their club should do: put the money on the table for Pogba or not…
