Real Madrid are said to be monitoring Pogba’s situation, but coach Zinedine Zidane has cooled talk that the Champions League holders are set to launch a late bid to lure the French worldwide to the Bernabeu.
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According to Sky Italia, Raiola is set to meet with Juventus officials, in order to table an £84 million offer for Pogba.
Is it surprising that Juventus have reported thwarted any attempt by United to sign Pogba? No.
The Portuguese coach, who won three Premier League titles while in charge of Chelsea, was appointed in May as a replacement for Louis van Gaal.
The report claims Raiola was present along with Juventus director general Beppe Marotta and Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.
Manchester United have reportedly failed with a world-record bid for Juventus’ Paul Pogba, but Jose Mourinho is refusing to give up.
Now, though, a return to United could now be on the cards and the Guardian reports a transfer package worth £100million has been turned down by the Turin giants.
With no other clubs sniffing around the France worldwide, United are free to fork out a world record transfer fee and meet his £250,000-a-week salary.
James Wilson, Tyler Blackett and Will Keane are all likely to leave Manchester United this summer as manager Jose Mourinho continues to overhaul his squad.
United are interested in the France worldwide, whose agent Mino Raiola – who also acts for summer signings Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan – is in Italy.
Juventus are now holding out for a £105 million transfer fee for Pogba, something that would make the 23-year old the highest paid player in the world.
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has plenty of time for the talents of Paul Pogba, but insists his own current squad is “difficult to improve”.
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This already proved too much for Real Madrid, a team Pogba expressed a preference over Man United for, and it seems only Man United is still in the running if it is willing to cough up the money.
