Amid the rumors that Paul Pogba will be joining a new club come summer with or without the blessing from Manchester United, there's a possibility that the Frenchman's request will be finally accommodated. Pogba is free to go, but the destination team must be ready to pay a high price, no less than £150 million.
If the Red Devils will be giving up the French playmaker, the club is making sure that acquiring him will not come cheap; that is, "he will not be sold in a cut-price deal."
According to Bleacher Report, European club looking to lure Pogba out of Old Trafford will need to come up with the asking price set by United. There is little chance the Premier League club will agree to a downward adjustment, meaning the selling price set for the World Cup winner has been fixed.
The likelihood of Pogba exiting from United has been hounding both United and the playmaker. The saga started last summer when he requested a trade to Real Madrid, but he was persuaded to stay.
The speculations lingered on as Pogba was hampered by injuries that cutback his time on the pitch considerably. The 26-year-old still has 18 months with United but his agent, Mino Raiola, has already floated around top clubs wanting to take him in
It appeared that Pogba's preference is to join up with giants either in Spain or Italy. Per Raiola, negotiations are now underway with Juventus, Real Madrid, and Barcelona, though there were suggestions that the midfielder would be happier to make a return to the Turin giants.
Before United, Pogba had a four-year spell at Juventus, and it was a stretch that saw the Frenchman playing his best football moments, so it was understandable why he would work for a return.
However, Pogba's brother has revealed that any of the Italian and Spanish giants wooing the United midfielder would be the perfect next stop. According to Metro, Pogba has been looking forward to play with the top teams in Italy and Spain so he can be at the Champions League.
"Everyone knows that Paul wants to leave Manchester United, he wants to play Champions League football and win titles," the report quoted Mathias Pogba as saying.
"We all know that won't happen at United. We will see what happens this summer," he added.
Meanwhile, United's readiness to move forward without Pogba seemed to have been highlighted by the recent arrival of Bruno Fernandes. The Portuguese was observed to possess "a keen eye for goal ... and a solid range of passes," but more importantly, boasts of a higher box-to-box energy than Pogba.
