Manchester United\u2019s star Paul Pogba – wont to make more headlines off-pitch than he does on it – has all of a sudden been heavily linked with Juventus and Real Madrid amid the rising furore caused by his nefarious agent, adding to the uncertainty over his Old Trafford future.<\/p>\n
The Red Devil\u2019s one-time\u00a0star\u00a0has been reported to prefer joining Juventus over Real Madrid\u00a0Juventus\u00a0over\u00a0Real Madrid. The France international\u2019s abrasive stick-it-in-your-face agent, Mino Raiola, had claimed on Monday his client\u2019s time at Old Trafford is drawing well nigh to a close. And\u00a0Ole Gunnar Solskjaer\u00a0should actually be thankful to quickly replace the 27-year-old for oneplayer who actually desires to be at the club.<\/p>\n
Pogba has tried leaving United more than once in the past, having had his sights set on a move to Barcelona back in the summer transfer window of 2018, shortly after firing France to World Cup glory.<\/p>\n
However according to reported machinations purportedly schemed by Raiola for purposes of financial self-enrichment, the move didn\u2019t materialise that year. The situation repeated itself in 2019, when an ambitious gaga-eyed Pogba was keen to join La Liga giants Real Madrid, which unfortunately did not materialize.<\/p>\n
This time, however, he could be lucky the third time around.<\/p>\n
Raiola played the agent provocateur<\/em>, confirming in almost no uncertain terms that his client was set to leave the Red Devils after four underwhelming (read alternatively as \u2018under-performing\u2019) years on Tuesday, saying:<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no point beating about the bush. It\u2019s better to speak out clearly, look forward and avoid wasting time to find culprits<\/p>\n \u201cPaul is unhappy at Manchester United, he can\u2019t manage to express himself like he wants to and like people expect him to.<\/p>\n \u201cHe needs to change team, he needs a change of scenery.<\/p>\n \u201cHe has a contract that will expire in a year and a half, in the summer of 2022, but the best solution for all parties is a transfer in the next window.<\/p>\n \u201cOtherwise the Old Trafford club, which I have a great relationship with, knows well that they would risk losing him on a free transfer, given that at the moment it\u2019s not the player\u2019s intention to extend the contract.\u201d<\/p>\n The Athletic say Pogba would now like to rejoin Juventus after having left United for Turin on a free transfer back in 2012 and was a huge hit with the Old Lady, winning four Serie A titles on the spin.<\/p>\n Juventus did ponder a Pogba return in 2019 but, having spent mega bucks on megastar Cristiano Ronaldo the year before, decided that discretion was indeed the better part of valor and finally didn\u2019t land their man.<\/p>\n Now, the latest report suggests they – sceptics disapproving of Raiola\u2019s modus operandi swear he\u2019s the one behind the entire plot – could be trying to initiate a deal with United by dangling Paulo Dybala as bait.<\/p>\n The Argentina international may leave Italy for a new challenge elsewhere, having failed to score in Serie A this season.<\/p>\n What would ultimately be Pogba\u2019s next step still remains to be seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"