Manchester United

[Assassin]

https://twitter.com/TransferMirror/s...22516714532865

Great. May they continue spunking money away

[Fredo]

Pogba is overrated much like Bale was. Good player but he's never gonna be a Zidane or Platini. For that amount of money, that's ridiculous.

[Leyton388]

I think Real will sign him in the summer. Zidane will want him at Madrid.

[danperkins]

Seems Real pulling out of the race to sign Pogba, well so they say anyways (Usual spin from Real). All my United mates waxing lyrical about Pogba best midfielder in the world etc. So I sent this which gave me a bit of a chuckle. Feel free to pass on.

Paul Pogba: 100m and possibly 250k pw
2015-2016: Goals: 8 Assists: 15

James Milner: Free transfer and 120 pw
2015-2016: Goals:10 Assists 14

[Chazza]

The Paul Pogba saga appears to finally be coming to an end as reports in France suggested the Juventus midfielder has agreed personal terms with Manchester United ahead of a prospective world-record £100m return.

Jose Mourinho, the United manager, refused to be drawn on the topic this morning on the club’s pre-season tour of China but did divulge that executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has completed deals for “75 per cent” of the targets he raised with him.

French newspaper L’Equipe report this morning that Pogba, who left Old Trafford for Turin on a free transfer in 2012, has asked to talk to United and has agreed personal terms amounting to a five-year contract on £220,000-a-week, almost double what Real Madrid were prepared to offer.

Juventus have already rejected two bids from United, the latter of which thought to be in the region of £92m, but Mourinho has instructed the hierarchy to do whatever it takes to lure Pogba back to the club he referred to recently as “his first family” in an interview with American television.

The Independent understands that Mourinho is willing to pursue other targets in the interim if talks with the Frenchman’s club take too long, although that is likely to be a negotiating tactic to force their hand rather than a genuine strategy.

“I don't confirm and I don't deny [that we have agreed to sign Pogba],” Mourinho said in Shanghai, ahead of the International Champions Cup match against Borussia Dortmund tomorrow.

“I cannot tell. First of all, because I don't think it’s correct to speak about players from other clubs. He's a Juventus player not a Manchester United player.

“We have three players to fill that profile. I am really confident that Mr Woodward and the owners will bring me that profile of player.”

Mino Raiola, the super-agent behind United’s successful acquisitions of Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic this summer, is overseeing the negotiations and is keen to get the deal over the line, largely because of the astronomical agent fee.

While United would be unable to offer Champions League football next season, something Italian champions Juventus can, they hope Pogba will look to N’Golo Kante’s switch to Chelsea for £30m.

The 23-year-old’s France team-mate left Leicester City, who will make their European Cup debut next season, last weekend despite the Blues finishing 10th in the Premier League last season.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/paul-pogba-to-manchester-united-juventus-midfielder-agrees-220000-salary-as-100m-deal-draws-closer-a7147906.html

[Lee]

Imagine losing a player on a free and then spending £100m to bring them back four years later.

[Gingawaria]

Remember the reaction when it looked like we were interested in re-signing Tom Ince from Blackpool a few years back for what would've been 5m or so? People were laughing at us.

United do it with Pogba and people are seeing it as some sort of masterstroke?!

[red g]

what a ****in belter played by Pogba though.....if he stayed he would not be on 300k a week with a nice 10m+ signing on bonus.

[Fosterbloke]

Looks like it's a done deal -

http://www.news.com.au/sport/football/manchester-uniteds-186-million-secret-accidentally-exposed-in-wags-photo/news-story/2ebaf4217d9f87cf28f134337340ffe4

UPDATE: Sorry I didn't realise this is based on a story from the S*n. Click at your discretion.

[BigChief]

what a ****in belter played by Pogba though.....if he stayed he would not be on 300k a week with a nice 10m+ signing on bonus.

Would be even more of a belter if he ended up being no more than just above average as he was before he left.

[Leyton388]

£100m



It's not like he's a Zidane or Messi type of player. A massive fee for a player who's essentially has only played in a second rate Italian league.

[baitman]

£100m



It's not like he's a Zidane or Messi type of player. A massive fee for a player who's essentially has only played in a second rate Italian league.

and £18m for his agent, and £250k a week in wages tax free...
you could run a medium sized country for that.

[Fivex]

Tax free? That's ludicrous.

Surely they wouldn't get insurance for the fee anyway? As soon as he gets his first big injury he'll only be worth £20m tops. Mental

[Fosterbloke]

I'm sure he'll be a very good player but they're putting it all on the line to get back to the top. They're a Mourinho implosion away from losing it all!

[BobTheCharmer]

It's inevitable that they will challenge for the title, wouldn't put it past them to win it. Mourinho gets a team drilled and he's going to have a strong spine through the team. City will take time to take shape, arsenal always bottle, spurs are spurs. Chelsea to be main challengers.