United are instead set to sign Juventus superstar Paul Pogba in a world record deal this weekend, and separate reports from Manchester Evening News claim that Mourinho green-lit a move for Pogba upon arrival while vetoing a move for Miralem Pjanic in the process.
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Attention will now turn to the Community Shield against Leicester on Sunday and – presumably – the pursuit of Paul Pogba.
The prodigious playmaker left United in 2012 after struggling to break into the club’s first team and has been massively successful for Juventus over four years – winning four Serie A titles.
After an underwhelming season at Manchester United, midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin said on Friday he will fight for his place and wanted to prove his worth by not repeating the mistakes committed a year ago. We have 22 now and we are going to have 23.
Even if Pogba does join up this month he is unlikely to be fully fit following an extended holiday in the United States, and Mourinho said the rest of his players have varying levels of fitness depending on when they rejoined the club.
“I am very pragmatic on this”. “What matters to me is only what happens in my house, not the house of my neighbour”.
“The week of work, which I can change and say the week of no work, in China was really bad for us, so we need to train and we need to play. The market closes, as you know, August 31 so we have plenty of time to do that, but I’d like to do it before the Premier League starts”. I didn’t lose too much fitness, which is quite good to start the season.
The 37-year-old former England worldwide further spoke about Pogba and said that for him its all about football and players dont hold the deals its all about the clubs.
Wayne Rooney was the star attraction as Manchester United and Jose Mourinho continued their pre-season preparations with a goalless draw against Everton.
“Everyone says we parked the bus in front of the goal”, Mourinho said after Barcelona’s 1-0 win against the 10-man Nerrazzuri. I do not speak about the others.
Mourinho has managed many big clubs and has won many trophies.
“We will give the maximum and so will Manchester. I’m absolutely happy to be one of the guys beside him”.
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Spirits are high among the fans following the entertaining 5-2 victory over Galatasaray in Gothenburg and the capture of three exciting new players. But we are working hard and the players are trying everything.
