Pogba completed his prolonged transfer from Serie A champions Juventus to United on Tuesday in world-record deal worth £89million and despite the price for a player who had previously starred in the club’s academy, Cole was delighted to see the 23-year-old France worldwide sign.
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He said: “I know the discussion, I understand that, sometimes in football, things happen and the club breaks the record, but this is only possible at clubs like Man United”.
“You’ve got to get rid of that problem and I think that’s where Jose Mourinho is at now, that’s where the club is at, with the money they’re investing in the team and the squad and the manager”.
Morgan Schneiderlin will no doubt play his part as Carrick won’t be able to play every match while Ander Herrera and Marouane Fellaini will also push for starts, but I see Pogba and Carrick as the first choice pairing in the middle of the park.
The France midfielder re-joined the Old Trafford team from Italian champions Juventus for a world record fee of 89 million pounds ($115.76 million) this week, signing a five-year contract with the club he left in 2012 for Serie A.
Mourinho had earmarked Pogba as one of four key men he wanted to sign this summer, alongside other new boys Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Eric Bailly and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. “I just came back to Carrington”.
Mourinho responded to both Wenger and Klopp by saying their comments were “not ethical”, insisting he would never speak about another club or player.
Speaking to our partner brand Planet Football, Parlour said: “It’s going to be interesting to see where he plays, because how do you get the best out of him?”
United yesterday signed the midfielder from Juventus for £89m but Houllier believes the deal makes the Red Devils a factory not a club.
You mentioned Paul’s time in the Academy – do you remember the first time you saw him and what was your impression?
According to the Daily Star however, that didn’t stop Real coming in with another offer to lure to Spanish number one to the Bernebeu.
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Wenger has been frustrated in his attempts to add a new forward to his ranks after Jamie Vardy opted to remain with champions Leicester City, but he insists he is ready to spend if the right deal presents itself.
