Episodes of Paris Saint-Germain’s support have made their feelings known about Paul Pogba after the French giants were linked with a transfer of 50 million euros (43 million pounds) to the Manchester United midfielder.
Pogba has signed a contract at Old Trafford next summer and appears set to evaluate all his options before deciding on his future, raising the possibility that the Premier League club could sell him this summer to order a transfer fee before it is too late.
Pogba left United once before as a free agent in 2012 and the club then spent a world record fee to take him back to Manchester four years later. The possibility of losing him as a free agent again is not pleasant and a sale may now be in the interest of both parties.
Pogba weighs up his options / Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA / Getty Images
Real Madrid have long been linked with the Frenchman, but challenging finances would make it difficult for Los Blancos to pay a transfer fee. Juventus are also interested in taking him back, but PSG seem to be the club most financially capable of making that happen.
A move to the Parc des Princes would see Pogba – a 2018 World Cup winner – play professionally in his home country for the first time in his career. But some PSG are not interested in the idea.
Banners hung at the Parc des Princes and the club’s training ground read: ‘Pogba, you should listen to your mother, she does not want you here, nor do we.’
The question is: why?
Pogba grew up in an eastern suburb of Paris to parents who emigrated from Guinea – his twin brothers Florentin and Mathias were born in Guinea before the family moved. But he has previously revealed that his parents supported Marseille.
PSG vs Marseille is French football’s most prominent domestic rivalry, called Le Classique, while Pogba himself has previously stated that he has no interest in playing for the Paris club.
PSG / Marseille are France’s top domestic club rival / NICOLAS TUCAT / Getty Images
“I’m sure I would not play club football at the Parc des Princes,” Pogba told Canal + 2018.
“I’m not attracted to it because my father and mother were fans of Marseille, so Paris does not really fit into my plans.”
The question now whether PSG will give him an offer this summer and he decides that he definitely wants to leave Manchester, is whether Pogba is now ready to change on the subject and whether fans will accept him if he does.
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