{"id":440002,"date":"2019-05-19T14:14:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T18:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=440002"},"modified":"2019-05-19T14:29:45","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T18:29:45","slug":"paul-pogba-told-to-make-transfer-request-to-force-real-madrid-tansfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/05\/19\/paul-pogba-told-to-make-transfer-request-to-force-real-madrid-tansfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pogba Told to Make Transfer Request to Force Real Madrid Tansfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a> midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/867239d3\/Paul-Pogba?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Pogba<\/a> must hand in a transfer request in order to force a move to <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/real-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Real Madrid<\/a>. Reports in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/9104462\/paul-pogba-real-madrid-manchester-united-transfer-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sun<\/a> claim that United are unwilling to let the Frenchman leave easily.<\/p>\n<h1>United Act difficult in Pogba Real Madrid Link<\/h1>\n<h2>The Midfielder Must Demand a Move to Leave<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/867239d3\/Paul-Pogba?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Pogba<\/a> must hand in a formal transfer request in order to join Real Madrid this summer. Amid a summer rebuilding job, Real boss Zinedine Zidane is keen to sign the Frenchman; however, United&#8217;s Ed Woodward has set-up a major hurdle.<\/p>\n<p>He believes that, following a nightmare end to the season which cost them a Champions League spot, the club&#8217;s image would be damaged by selling the midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>United finished sixth in the League, thirty-two points behind title winners and arch rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The executive vice-chairman knows Ole Gunnar-Solskjaer is prepared to let the midfielder go to the Bernabeu. A fee of \u00a3120 million has been reported by The Sun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-reveals-man-13785428\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United boss Solskjaer previously said<\/a> that he wanted to build a team around the Frenchman.\u00a0However, the Norwegian knows that United&#8217;s \u00a389 million record signing wants to leave.<\/p>\n<p>Pogba finished the season as United&#8217;s top scorer, with sixteen across all competitions, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-reveals-man-13785428\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Madrid are unwilling to meet his current wage demands.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/man-utd-paul-pogba-news-16296139\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the World Cup winner has reportedly told the Spanish giants<\/a> that he would lower his demands to ensure a move away from Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>The Sun claim that Solskjaer is preparing a \u00a312 million capture of Swansea City&#8217;s Dan James; meanwhile, United will also look to make additional signings to get back into the Premier League&#8217;s top four.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Lyon<a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/man-utd-paul-pogba-news-16296139\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0midfielder Tanguy Ndombele has been labelled<\/a> as one potential replacement for Pogba.\u00a0However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/man-utd-paul-pogba-news-16296139\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Metro claim<\/a> that United will only consider a move for the French once Pogba&#8217;s future at Old Trafford is clarified.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"-Yw72h1ySG1LEJUGJE6WYw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1141515397\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'-Yw72h1ySG1LEJUGJE6WYw',sig:'bQYFviZacBwD_qCyFx11VbK5UO5YriKTeAA-t-uu4Qw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1141515397',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba must hand in a transfer request in order to force a move to Real Madrid. 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