He added: “You didn’t even need to get into a tackle”. “Then I went into Manchester United for a week and received good feedback from Warren Joyce and could have earned a deal had I waited, but I just want to get my career started”.
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Goal understands United are on the verge of landing Pogba for €110m, which would surpass the €100m fee Real Madrid paid to sign Gareth Bale from Tottenham in 2013. Now, United will pay an enormous price for letting him go as they prepare to make Pogba the first £100 million player.
“I think the players feel this is more like the old Manchester United”, he told the Daily Mail.
Having enjoyed success with United since 2004, the England captain only managed to win one trophy – the FA Cup this year – under the guidance of David Moyes and Louis van Gaal in the past three seasons.
The two briefly played alongside each other during Pogba’s original spell at the club, and when asked what he remembered about his former teammate, Rooney was frank about the impact that he had.
“We have a game against Leicester next week (Community Shield) and we have the Premier League in a couple of weeks”.
Rooney for one feels that signing Pogba would be a big statement of intent from the club as he feels that the midfielder is a top-class player that can take the team to the next level. I’ve played a number of games to obtain fitness and have done well.
Ibrahimovic will vie with young talents Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford in the forward line under Jose Mourinho. There are all sorts of things payments-wise to sort out and establish but I think it a case of when rather than if.
Francis readily admits the amount of money he had cost Forest played on his mind in the immediate aftermath, and he hopes Pogba can rid of himself of similar hang-ups should he complete his return to Old Trafford.
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“The midfielder was the best player that I ever played with – by a distance”, said Forlan.
