Sometime in the 2011/2012 season …
For an 18-year-old
The young Frenchman felt he had whatever it takes to get into the Manchester United team. Having stayed at Old Trafford from 2009, Pogba felt he was now good enough to make it into Sir Alex Ferguson’s squad after two years of understudy.
But com’on! It’s Sir Alex Ferguson we are talking about here. You are ready when he says you are ready and to the Scot, Paul Pogba wasn’t ready at the time.
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Ferguson was untouchable at Manchester United and rightly so. His success over the years warranted that. He made the decisions to win with the club and till date, someway somehow, Manchester United are still missing their most successful manager at the club.
The one thing Sir Alex Ferguson got completely wrong though was the decision to make Paul Pogba leave Manchester United.
France international Pogba felt his he was good enough so much that he wanted to prove himself at the time or never.
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Juventus was his final destination and boy has Paul Pogba proven he was ready.
Four to five years on, the French player is on the verge of becoming the most expensive players ever.
The irony; a transfer move back to Manchester United.
Manchester United have agreed personal terms with Juventus player Manchester United with the player set for a return to the Old Trafford club.
The player’s representative Mino Raiola has agreed terms with Jose Mourinho’s new club and sign a five-year contract with weekly wages in the region of £200,000.
The English Premier League club are however in negotiation with Italian Serie A champions Juventus as both clubs have not reached on a transfer fee for Paul Pogba.
Manchester United’s opening transfer bid is reported to be in the region of £85 million plus add-ons but Juventus who are not willing to sell are looking for an amount not less than £100 million.
Paul Pogba and Mino Raiola are due 20 percent bonus from the transfer fee according to the last contract signed with Italian Serie A champions Juventus.
The player has however reportedly asked to leave Juventus in a bid to speed up the transfer move.
Paul Labile Pogba, one verge of becoming the world's most expensive football player.