Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho hinted how and where he intends to play new £90million signing Paul Pogba.
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Pogba left United acrimoniously, which United’s then manager Sir Alex Ferguson blamed on the 23-year-old’s agent, Mino Raiola, but the world-record deal was possible because not all bridges were burnt with the club.
Former Liverpool goalscorer John Aldridge has expressed his belief that Manchester United are the team to beat in the Premier League this season.
The Red Devils finally confirmed the arrival of the France midfielder on a five-year contract in the early hours of Tuesday morning after relentless speculation linking him with a move back to Old Trafford throughout the summer. “I always had this United thing in my heart and that’s why I came back”. It’s run in a different way and built on different values.
However, one of Mourinho’s first moves at the club was to hand the midfielder a new one-year deal and the 53-year-old’s since added Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan to his ranks.
“It will take me a few weeks to settle in and get my head around everything but I’m super excited”.
“It is reality and only going in one direction. It is what it is and it’s the direction of modern football”.
The Portuguese has signed four major stars since arriving at Manchester United at the end of May, nearly completely revamping the team at Old Trafford following three disappointing years under David Moyes and Louis Van Gaal.
“He’s a great player”.
Arindam is ESPN FC’s Manchester United correspondent. But Mourinho has come in and specified the four players he wanted and the club has got them all.
The fee, payable over the next two years, can increase by an additional €5 million if certain conditions are met, Juventus said.
“He is up there, definitely”, he said.
I’m really happy [with my squad]. This is what you can do, better than anyone else’. He is very different from Manuel Neuer, or [Hugo] Lloris, Petr Cech or [Thibaut] Courtois. “We wish him good luck”.
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“He is mentally very strong and pulls off some fantastic saves”.
