Manchester United officials believe Paris Saint-Germain are preparing a formal offer to sign midfielder Paul Pogba this summer.
The 28-year-old has entered the final 12 months of his contract and is in the process of painting an extension, and it was recently suggested that his current plan is to let his deal expire to give him more options for his next move.
Pogba has one year left on his business / Marcio Machado / Getty Images
With Pogba willing to let the deal slow down, longtime fans of PSG have jumped into action and have planned a move for the Frenchman, and according to The Telegraph, United officials now believe a formal bid is coming soon.
PSG have had informal talks with Pogba’s agent, Mino Raiola, about a possible deal this summer and have clearly been convinced that landing the 28-year-old is a real possibility.
Manager Mauricio Pochettino believes a bid of around £ 43 million would be enough to convince United to download Pogba, but whether that is indeed the case is unclear.
It is believed that Pogba is still open to extending his stay at United and has not ruled out putting pen to paper on an extension, but keeping Pogba longer than this summer would be an obvious risk for the Red Devils, who could stop losing him. for nothing. .
With that said, Santi Aouna from Foot Mercato claims that Pogba is ready to join PSG this summer after long talks between Raiola and club director Leonardo, even though he has not yet given his word to the French side.
Pogba is keen to avoid damaging his relationship with United, probably because he may decide to stay when all is said and done, and he will not verbally agree to a contract with PSG until after the two clubs have shaken hands on a transfer fee.
Meanwhile, United are looking at signing a new midfielder, although no new signing would be a direct replacement for Pogba.
Talks have been held with Rennes about a move for teenage star Eduardo Camavinga, who has his heart set on PSG but may not be able to move to the Parc des Princes if they can land Pogba.
