Paul Pogba not so desperate to move to Manchester United

Is Paul Pogba going to sign-up a new deal with its present employer, Juventus ?

He’s the man that Joe Mourinho wanted to kickstart his revolution at Old Trafford, but after being heavily linked with a move to Manchester United it is being reported that Paul Pogba is ready to snub a move broad and instead sign a new deal with present employer Juventus.

That is according to the 23-year-old’s agent, Mino Raiola, anyway. He has already secured deals for two of his other clients, Zlatan Ibrahimovi? and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, at the Red Devils this summer, and after a string of fine performances at Euro 2016 Pogba was expected to follow suit.

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But Raiola has put the dampeners on any potential move, stating that ‘several clubs are in pursuit of his [Pogba’s] services’. "There is a lot of talk about Paul's future but maybe he will not leave Juventus,” he added. “He is in no rush to leave and Juventus do not want him to go - they want him to renew his contract.”

"Paul is not desperate to move. We are very happy at Juventus and they are a club that want to keep their star players."

This is a known tactic of football agents around the world: creating speculation of their player’s willingness to move elsewhere in an attempt to secure a better contract at their present club. And it appears that Juventus have taken the bait, offering the midfield powerhouse revised terms on a five-year deal expected to net a cool £130,000 a week.

That has not put off Mourinho or his chief executive at United, Ed Woodward, however. They are ready to bid a world record fee of £105 million for Pogba’s services, with a contract in the region of £200,000 a week.

Ironically, then Man United boss Sir Alex Ferguson allowed Pogba to leave the club as a teenager on a free contract, stating ‘attitude issues’ as the reason for the decision.