Manchester United will have to wait until the summer to get rid of Paul Pogba, talkSPORT has been told, and Juventus will likely halt their move to re-sign the midfielder until the end of the season.
Pogba is expected to leave Old Trafford shortly after his agent Mino Raiola insisted that ‘it’s over for Paul at Man United’ in a furious interview with Tuttosport.
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HERE WE GO AGAIN: Paul Pogba is said to be unhappy at Manchester United and wanting to leave
The superagent says his client is “unhappy” at the Premier League club and wants to move in for a new team and a “change of scenery.”
Juventus have been linked with a movement to re-sign Pogba for years, and recent reports claim they have already opened discussions about a deal to bring the French international back to Turin.
But European soccer journalist Kevin Hatchard told talkSPORT that the return of Serie A will not happen in the January transfer window, and that the World Cup winner will have to wait until the summer to leave United for a second. time in his career.
“I think they will probably wait until the summer,” he told The Sports Bar.
“Mino Raiola, his agent, has alluded to that, he said ‘when I was talking about his future, I mean the end of the season.’
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Pogba played well when United beat Sheffield United 3-2 on Thursday, but he is likely out at the end of the season.
“It is very difficult to do that kind of deal in January, and I think it is correct.
“I would be very surprised if Juventus made that move in the middle of the season. I think they should have a few numbers in order at the end of the campaign and see exactly what they are working with.
“So it would be a big surprise to see him go in the middle of the season.”
Meanwhile, United have been linked to an interest in West Ham midfielder Declan Rice as a possible replacement for Pogba.
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Rice, the young vice captain of West Ham, is a wanted man
Rivals Chelsea are long-time admirers of the versatile England international, who can play in both midfield and defense, and the Blues are eager to bring their former youth back to Stamford Bridge.
United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is also a huge fan of the 21-year-old, who has played every minute in the league for West Ham this season, recently making his 100th start in the Premier League.
However, it is claimed that Rice would be in favor of returning to Chelsea rather than a transfer to United, if he leaves West Ham.
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