While both managers remain concerned about the hefty pricetag associated with the young French midfielder, Carragher has urged football fans to “forget about the money”, in his Daily Mail column. Former Red Devil Gary Neville and Match Presenter Gary Linekar feel the move is in the best interest of the Premier League as it signifies a reversing trend.
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United are not in the Champions League this season, but they have ensured, by adding Pogba to a box-office cast that includes José Mourinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, they remain more interesting than many clubs who are.
It has got to the stage that even if Arsène Wenger didn’t believe that a particular star could improve his team, it might be worth signing him just to enhance the mood around Arsenal, as a kind of marquee placebo. You look at the modern-day game, and there aren’t many players who can do that and he definitely can.
‘We don’t have what I used to call the second midfield player. It will be good to see how he fits into the team. That has gone up because the availability of money is much higher.
Wenger believes Pogba’s world-record transfer is a fair reflection of the current transfer market – where English clubs are forced to pay more for players than their European counterparts.
Carrick has been at United since the summer of 2006 but was not expected to be offered a new contract at the club had Louis van Gaal been retained as their manager, according to the Manchester Evening News. He got to the quarter-finals last season and the final the year before, so missing out this season is a massive factor.
“There’s no words, to be honest”, said Pogba, who will wear the No?6 shirt. “That’s why we may have crossed the £100m bar for the first time”.
Pogba and his family lived in the city when the midfielder was a starlet under Sir Alex Ferguson. The club have made a huge statement with all their sublime activity this summer and come May, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see them on top once again.
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Pogba won four Serie A titles and two Italian Cups during his time with Juve.
