Pogba is expected to earn a basic salary of about £11m a year plus incentives at Old Trafford, and retain sponsorship and image rights. The Welsh forward cost Real Madrid around 85 million pounds when he joined from Tottenham Hotspur in 2013.
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Speaking on Sunday, United manager Jose Mourinho described the Premier League as the “perfect” environment for Pogba to take his career to the next level and become the best in the world. “He comes because he knows the club, knows the city, numerous players and wants to be an important part of the project”.
“Football is insane and the market has become insane”. What you think this season is insane, you realise three years later it’s not insane any more. What is expensive and not expensive in football?
Although Mourinho wouldn’t be drawn on the size of the fee, reports throughout the summer have suggested Pogba will become the world’s most expensive player at 117 million euros ($130 million).
“I think it’s important United go back to signing players that actually fit the profile of the club, which is to play with dynamic strength, with power, with pace. I don’t think it’s a reason to be sad – it’s a reason to be proud”, The Special One continued.
He has made 178 appearances for Juventus, scoring 34 goals, and helped the club reach the 2015 Champions League final. Ibrahimovic scored a great header in the 83rd minute to beat Leicester City on Sunday – winning Mourinho his first silverware as United’s manager.
Graeme Souness does not believe that signing Paul Pogba in a £100m deal will represent value for money for Manchester United.
France midfielder Paul Pogba arrived in Manchester on August 8 to complete his record-breaking transfer to Manchester United from Juventus, British media reported.
“He has got so much confidence in his own play so it didn’t surprise me that he was the one that fired us to victory”. “The Premier League is the ideal habitat for that”, Mourinho said. It’s an unbelievable situation that such a great player is with us.
Pogba has been linked to Manchester United all summer, with the fee reportedly set to be a world record €110 million, but the saga dragged on and there started to be some worry that maybe it would fall apart.
“I’ve seen him live for Juventus in a European Cup final and semi-final against Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively and haven’t seen him getting hold of a game by the scruff of the neck”.
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