Mourinho is convinced that Pogba will pass the medical without any problem and said that he has made the flawless choice by joining United despite reports in Spain claimed that Zinedine Zidane tried to convince him to move to Real Madrid instead.
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And speaking after a 2-1 victory over Leicester City in the Community Shield, Mourinho declared his delight at having finally captured the 23-year-old, who departed Old Trafford on a free in 2012.
Mourinho had earlier told BT Sport: “It’s fantastic that such a good player is with us”.
“It’s awesome that such a good player is with us”.
Voeller, 56, was Germany coach from 2000 until 2004, the year he gave a debut to Schweinsteiger, who went on to captain his country, scoring 24 goals and winning 120 caps before retiring last month.
The most recent reports state that Pogba had arrived in Manchester on Saturday evening, meaning that an official announcement may finally be just around the corner. He is now expected to complete a move for over $100 million, and the move is expected to be the richest in history.
“Paul Pogba has been granted permission to have a medical in order to finalize his transfer from Juventus to Manchester United”, United said Sunday in a one-line statement under the hashtag “Pogback”.
“The Premier League is the flawless habitat for that”.
Manchester United have confirmed that Paul Pogba has been given permission by Juventus to undergo a medical ahead of a proposed record-breaking move.
The fee will make the France midfielder the world s most expensive player and while Mourinho accepts that it is an eye-watering amount of money, he feels it is a sign of the club s standing in the game.
Pogba, who was at holiday in the US returned yesterday but made sure he was always in the news by constantly hinting at his move to his boyhood club before the announcement finally came from United this afternoon. “Hopefully everything goes well”.
The Red Devils have been hard at work to secure the return of the sought-after France global after he famously left Old Trafford in 2012 to sign for Juventus on a free transfer.
Mourinho said he could not confirm the price tag, but does not believe it is an issue. I don’t think Real Madrid was upset when they broke the world record with Gareth Bale or Cristiano Ronaldo.
“I don’t think it’s a reason to be sad, it’s a reason to be proud, with the dimension of the club that can do that and can attract players of this dimension”.
“Football is insane and the market has become insane”. What you think this season is insane, you realise three years later is not insane any more.
Breakthrough Mourinho had targeted four areas to strengthen his squad and is unlikely to do much more notable business in this window, unless an unexpected opportunity arises. “I just know he is a big player”.
The Italian champions are now in London, where they played West Ham in a friendly yesterdday to mark the opening of the London Stadium.
“I see him running, playing basketball and football [on holiday in America]”. If he is excited to play for us, we’ll be excited to have him back.
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However, the Manchester United manager stayed true to his word – as seen in the video above.
