The 23-year-old Serie A star is set to pen a 5 year deal worth £202,000 per week, coming out to a crisp £10,504,000 per year.
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Despite Juventus’s firm stance, it is understood United are willing to pay the Italian champions’ asking price for Pogba, while the France international’s agent Mino Raiola is thought to have approved The Reds’s personal terms. Negotiations have also been complicated as Pogba’s agent Raiola is set to pocket a staggering 25% of the transfer fee. “For the moment, I am here [Juventus], and I am happy here, but I don’t know where I want to go”.
It looks like the English giants are prepared to do everything possible to secure his services in this transfer window, so it’d be extremely hard for Juventus to keep him in Turin beyond the summer.
If Pogba does leave Juventus, it is expected that the club would demand a world record transfer fee of approximately £100m.
Pogba quit Old Trafford and moved to Italy on a free transfer at that time and has gone on to develop into one of the top midfielders in Europe with the Bianconeri. “Pogba, speaking to reporters, said of the recent speculation: “(United) were my first family, and if (Jose) Mourinho called me, I’d see (what he wanted).
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Since the end of the Euros, Pogba has been holidaying in Miami, opting not to travel with his Juventus teammates to Australia for their pre-season camp.
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United fans will be cautious to celebrate Pogba’s capture before the club officially unveils him, but his signing will be a statement of intent as the club do their utmost to challenge on all fronts and competitions.
