Interviewed in Spanish by ESPN in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Pogba was presented with three shirts – a Juventus one, a Real Madrid one and a Manchester United one.
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United are thought to be leading the race for his signature after Real Madrid reportedly cooled their interest in the 23-year-old on Thursday.
‘Juve is my family, when I wear this shirt I’m happy.
“They won the Champions League this year”.
After being asked what he would do if United Manager Mourinho called, he replied: “My response would be ‘I don’t know.’ I don’t know when”. He responded: “I don’t know. I don’t know what is going to happen”. The truth is that I’d take both.
Marca says Mino Raiola wants his client’s next move done by the end of July.
The 23-year-old believes Portugal’s triumph means captain Cristiano Ronaldo would be the worthy victor of the Ballon d’Or in January next year, given he also claimed the Champions League with Madrid last season. Of course, he’s a very good player and every club wants the best players but right now he’s at Juve and we have a large squad already. [Antoine] Griezmann’s also had a wonderful year.
The executive vice-chairman did not travel to China for United’s week-long pre-season tour as work continues to add to the summer arrivals of Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
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The BBC, Times and Guardian all report that Mourinho may allow Ibrahimovic, 34, to sit out the trip despite having already had the minimum three-week rest period after Euro 2016, as required by Federation Internationale de Football Association. Having already signed Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrik Mkhitaryan, Jose Mourinho has identified the France worldwide as his fourth target ahead of the 2016-17 season.
