{"id":582804,"date":"2021-02-06T04:34:47","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T09:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=582804"},"modified":"2021-02-06T04:34:47","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T09:34:47","slug":"another-twist-in-the-paul-pogba-tale-as-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-gives-hope-of-new-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/06\/another-twist-in-the-paul-pogba-tale-as-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-gives-hope-of-new-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Twist in the Paul Pogba Tale as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Gives Hope of New Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As yet another twist in the ever-changing <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> tale, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/65cb97b8\/Ole-Gunnar-Solskjaer?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ole Gunnar Solskjaer<\/a> recently gave <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/03\/tahith-chong-club-brugge-debut\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> fans hope of a new contract for the Frenchman.<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian manager <a href=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/en\/2021\/02\/06\/football\/1612591336_299743.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">described<\/a> his conversations with Pogba as an &#8220;open dialogue&#8221;, and fans will hope that he pens a new deal after his brilliant recent form for the Red Devils<\/p>\n<h2>Latest Twist in Paul Pogba Tale as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Gives New Contract Hope<\/h2>\n<h3>Good Recent Form<\/h3>\n<p>Paul Pogba has looked fantastic in a<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/02\/manchester-united-defender-marcos-rojo-completes-moves-to-boca-juniors\/\" target=\"_self\"> Manchester United<\/a> shirt of late.<\/p>\n<p>He has been the difference-maker in many of United&#8217;s tight games, providing a moment of brilliance for his team to take home all three points. Pogba has always been capable of this, but consistency has provided a hindrance for the former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/25\/franco-tongya-and-marley-ake-set-to-swap-clubs-after-marseille-and-juventus-agree-deal\/\" target=\"_self\">Juventus<\/a> man.<\/p>\n<p>Now, though, it seems as though he may have traversed this problem, providing the Manchester side with an immense amount of quality in his best spell yet for the club.<\/p>\n<p>Pogba has scored the winning goal for United in two of his last five appearances, against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/01\/accrington-stanley-sign-adam-phillips-on-loan-from-burnley-while-david-morgan-joins-permanently\/\" target=\"_self\">Burnley<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/01\/fulham-sign-striker-josh-maja-on-loan-from-bordeaux\/\" target=\"_self\">Fulham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;4024&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>There are few central midfielders in the world who have talent that matches that of the 27-year-old, and the Red Devils will, no doubt, be willing to splash the cash on a new contract, should he opt to stay.<\/p>\n<h3>Solskjaer&#8217;s Comments<\/h3>\n<p>The United manager recently suggested that a fresh contract was still very much on the table.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got a good open dialogue with Paul so what we talk about and how we see that situation remains between us,&#8221; the Norwegian manager said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m just happy he&#8217;s focused and playing really well. He&#8217;s happy within himself and that&#8217;s important. You can see Paul enjoying football himself with a red shirt on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our conversations remain private, of course. But for example, Paul is a Manchester United player through and through. He&#8217;s been here in two spells. He came as a kid, he&#8217;s learned about the history of the club, the passion of the club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He wants to do the best for United when he&#8217;s here and I think we&#8217;ve seen that \u2013 that he really cares for his team and he&#8217;s trying to be as successful as everyone else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the Frenchman&#8217;s agent Mino Raiola made<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/12\/07\/paul-pogbas-agent-declares-its-over-for-the-player-at-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\"> controversial comments <\/a>on his future with the club in early December: &#8220;I can say it\u2019s over for Paul Pogba at Manchester United,&#8221; Raiola declared.<\/p>\n<p>Now, though, there seems to be much more hope that Pogba could ink a new deal and extend his stay at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"4_TRBymxTeZoDuzrZ4i8kA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1300105330\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie|<span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>|function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'4_TRBymxTeZoDuzrZ4i8kA',sig:'VUUTtG0Q9lxYwTs87vSsGtqAN34wHqEVDisKKbswoMY=',w:'594px',h:'393px',items:'1300105330',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As yet another twist in the ever-changing Paul Pogba tale, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer recently gave Manchester United fans hope of a new contract for the Frenchman. 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