“We’ve done a couple of weeks now and I’ve spoken to him a couple of times and obviously all the others players have talked as well”, he said. I’m excited for it.
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“The appointment of Jose Mourinho is a big appointment for us and we’re all excited by it”.
The Serie A champions are desperate not to lose their talisman, although have made a number of prominent signings themselves this summer to cushion the potential blow. We’re going to be challenging for every title this season.
“I gave them a few options and they did for me 75 percent of the job with (Zlatan) Ibrahimovic, (Henrikh) Mikitharyan and (Eric) Bailly and they have just 25 percent to do until the 31st of August”.
The manager was inevitably asked about the speculation regarding Juventus star Paul Pogba when he held a press conference to preview Friday’s opening game of Tour 2016, presented by Aon, against Borussia Dortmund.
The deal is also set to provide Pogba £4.2 million per season as payment for the player’s commercial rights, lifting his total salary to £290,000 a week after tax, which is one of the highest in the world today.
And 30-year-old Rooney acknowledges that puts extra pressure on him.
Marca stressed that Real Madrid are already looking forward to boosting its midfield and seeks to include the Portuguese Andre Gomes from Valencia. “It’s the best feeling”. You don’t know. We don’t speak about that, they obviously keep it private.
“Everyone does that in different ways”. It’s about being ready for the start of the season, that’s the most important thing. “My leg feels great and I just want to push on in preseason and get fully fit”. “So that is what we need to get back to”.
Juventus had originally said that they would only let the player go for £100m but will now accept £92m if United pay Raiola’s fee.
Officials from the English club met with their Juventus counterparts earlier on Wednesday to discuss a deal to bring Pogba back to Old Trafford. There are not two players the same so my decision with Zlatan is a outcome of many hours of study, of analysis, of discussion with my staff.
However, the final stumbling block that the two club’s must surmount is how the fee due to Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola is to be paid.
Pogba himself is understood to be relaxed about his position as he would accept a move to United but would also be happy to stay at his current club.
“Do I like Pogba?”
“We know Pogba, he is a player who proved to be very strong and, for a while, Barcelona were interested, but clearly the dynamics changed and once the figures reached a certain point, we were no longer interested”.
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“There are still lots of players yet to join up with the squad and with the Euros going on we couldn’t do anything”.
