According to BBC Sport, United had to pay Juventus a transfer fee of £89 million in order to secure the services of Pogba.
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” So this win is for him and in addition I dedicate it to the Manchester United players who were not involved in the game”.
“I fully enjoyed my time at Juventus and I have some fantastic memories of a great club with players that I consider friends”.
“A lot of people talk about the fact that we let him go for £1m or so and now we’re buying him back for £89m but for me United need to be the best in the world, or to be challenging the best in the world”.
“I m sure he can make me improve and make me a better player and a better person”. Pogba is the latest of Mourinho’s new signings following defender Eric Bailly, striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan as the Portuguese coach revamps the under-performing squad he inherited from Louis van Gaal.
Pogba is one of the best players in the world, and he should prove to be a brilliant signing for United.
“He has the chance to be at the heart of this club for the next decade and beyond”, said Mourinho.
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“I’m excited to return to United”.
Pogba helped France reach the Euro 2016 final and has won the Serie A title in all his four seasons at Juventus.
Pogba left Manchester United as a youth player to join Juventus after becoming frustrated with a lack of first team matches in England.
“His stature on the pitch made him immediately stand out, but he passed gracefully over all distances and had feet like a ballerina with a ball at his feet and he could score goals from outside the box, too”. “Ferguson came to my place”.
“He gave me energy, he gave me positivity”, said Pogba. “I’m just ready to go and work on that and just kill it”.
“That will come with time hopefully, but first the Premier League I’ve never done it”. The English club announced the arrival of the 23-year-old yesterday on its social media pages, with #Pogback trending everywhere.
The France global won Serie A in each of his four seasons with the Italian side.
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Despite missing out on Champions League football, new boss Jose Mourinho has wasted no time in rebuilding a squad created to challenge for the title and deliver a swift return to the top-table of European football.
