Manchester United are eager for Paul Pogba to sign a new long-term contract urgently but the midfielder is apparently in no rush to commit as he\u2019s well aware that there are various keen suitors, PSG being chief among them, monitoring his status and who would gladly make a move for him in the next transfer window when he\u2019s able to walk out as a free agent.<\/p>\n
The World Cup winner started the season in brilliant form, providing four assists in United\u2019s crushing 5-1 win over\u00a0Leeds on Saturday. But the\u00a0French midfielder heads into the season with his future still hazy, as his contract expires at the end of the season.<\/p>\n
United\u2019s top brass are eager for Pogba to sign a new deal as soon as possible which would run for a minimum of four extra years and entice the midfielder to stay with a significant increase on his \u00a3290,000-a-week contract, which could be in large part due ot the news circulating that PSG are dangling a huge carrot with an offer of a \u00a3550,000-a-week contract if he were to join them next season on a free transfer.<\/p>\n
United are of course hoping to protect the player\u2019s market value, as they face losing him for zilch next summer after a heavy \u00a389million outlay to sign him in 2016, which would be the second time he has walked away from Old Trafford if it really happens, having joined Juventus in 2012 at the expiry of his contract.<\/p>\n
However, Pogba is said to be biding his time as he decides his next move, refusing to be rushed into the decision and it is almost certain that Pogba will not sign any new United deal before the August 31 transfer deadline. Alternatively, United could sell him to a European rival this month in what could be a cut-price deal.<\/p>\n