United boss Jose Mourinho admitted he did not know when signing Pogba that he would miss the season opener and only received confirmation on Wednesday. The midfielder was given an extended summer break after playing with France at the Euros and only returned to training this week after he signed with Manchester United. But whatever the rights and wrongs of that now infamous decision, Juventus players were immediately sure that their club had invested wisely by meeting those demands.
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Known for his conservative tactics and a tendency to “park the bus”, Mourinho has rarely assembled teams that play the brand of free-flowing attacking football that made United the Premier League’s most successful team under Alex Ferguson. “I didn’t know so I was waiting for the decision”.
‘I will always remember the first day he trained at Juventus. He is the best young player I have ever seen, and I don’t think we are far away from calling him the best player in the world.
“I want him to be part of my squad”, he said of Depay. “So it’s a real benefit for us to have them”.
“You’ve also got someone like Michael [Carrick] too”.
“I knew the situation with the yellow cards but I didn’t know at that time if an accumulation of yellow cards (in Italy) would bring a player suspension (in England). I think that will change at Manchester United”.
‘Of course I would like him to stay with a Juventus, but there is always a fee where a club can not say no.
“I don’t speak about suspended players or injured players, I speak only about the ones that are ready to play”.
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‘I think the strikers can be a very good mix and combination because they all have different qualities.
