“In the first half, I thought we played some good stuff and created some chances”.
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However, United are expected to announce they have reached an agreement with Juventus before Pogba undergoes a medical, signs a contract and the formalities of the protracted deal are concluded. “I’m absolutely happy to be one of the guys beside him”. People were saying when I went there that £30m was too much but then we started to win and people now look back and think “you know what, it wasn’t that expensive”.
One of only four men to score more than 200 goals for Manchester United – he now sits on 245 from 520 appearances – Ibrahimovic has great admiration for his new colleague.
The 23-year-old’s agent Mino Raiola holds a 30% sell-on clause, meaning a portion of the fee that will be received by the Old Lady will go to the player’s representative.
The same article claims that Mourinho decided against a proposed move for Bosnia-Herzegovina star Pjanic as the United manager set his sights on Pogba.
It’s an exciting time for Man United supporters as Mourinho builds his new squad and the addition of Pogba could be enough to take the club to the next level. “That’s only a second game for a few of the players in pre-season so it was important we got a few minutes”.
“I don’t want to speak about Paul Pogba because he is a Juventus player and I don’t like other managers speaking about my players. The others it is their problem”.
One man not in Mourinho’s plans is former Germany worldwide Bastian Schweinsteiger who has been banished to the reserves. “Of course, we are going to try to win it”. The pair have been involved in a series of altercations in the past and with Mourinho seemingly annoyed with Wenger’s statement on Pogba, it just adds to the anticipation of the start of the Premier League season.
“There is a big risk of a lot of travel”.
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He did, however, say he wanted another new player signed before the Premier League opener at Bournemouth on August 14. I had to make my decisions.
