{"id":613255,"date":"2022-06-01T05:25:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T09:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=613255"},"modified":"2022-06-01T05:25:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T09:25:59","slug":"juventus-paul-pogba-manchester-united-midfielder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/01\/juventus-paul-pogba-manchester-united-midfielder\/","title":{"rendered":"Juventus Working on Move for Manchester United Midfielder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/26\/manchester-united-midfielder-summer-options\/\" target=\"_self\">Juventus<\/a> are working on a deal to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/31\/jurrien-timber-reveals-manchester-united-interested\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> midfielder Paul Pogba once his contract expires at the end of June, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1531882738512408576\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Serie A club have reportedly made an opening contract proposal to the 29-year-old and are waiting on the player&#8217;s response.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not just Angel Di Maria. Juventus are still working on Paul Pogba deal, waiting for his final answer after the opening contract proposal made 10 days ago. \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/transfers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#transfers<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Pogba has not changed his mind on Manchester City proposal and Juventus are pushing for his return. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IdpjZGDjLf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/IdpjZGDjLf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1531882738512408576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Midfielder Paul Pogba Close to Re-Joining Juventus<\/h2>\n<h3><b>Juventus Looking to Strengthen<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pogba joined Manchester United for a then-record of around \u00a389 million but now looks set to re-join his former club Juventus on a free transfer once his contract at Old Trafford expires in the summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The midfielder enjoyed a successful spell when last in Italy, making 178 appearances across all competitions in four seasons for the Italian giants since arriving on a free transfer from Manchester United in 2012. In those four seasons, Pogba scored 34 goals and chipped in with 40 assists, helping Juventus claim four consecutive Serie A titles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Old Lady<\/em> are looking to strengthen their squad after a second consecutive season of missing out on winning Serie A. Juventus finished fourth in the league for the second season in a row despite dominating the league previously with nine consecutive <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scudetto\u2019s<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between the 2010\/11 season and the 2019\/20 season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forward <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/03\/23\/paulo-dybala-elite-free-agent-option\/\" target=\"_self\">Paulo Dybala<\/a> and club legend and centre back <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/11\/giorgio-chiellini-leaving-juventus-this-summer\/\" target=\"_self\">Giorgio Chielinni<\/a> both look to be leaving the Turin club when their contracts expire this summer. Former Manchester United winger, Angel Di Maria, is reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/20\/angel-di-maria-leave-for-serie-a\/\" target=\"_self\">set to join Juventus on a free transfer<\/a> from Paris Saint-Germain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Interest in Pogba is High<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester United rivals, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/26\/manchester-city-forward-not-available\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City<\/a>, were reportedly interested in Pogba, however, the player has ruled out a move across town due to the expected backlash from fans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">French giants, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/31\/aurelien-tchouameni-real-madrid-chelsea-psg\/\" target=\"_self\">Paris Saint-Germain<\/a>, are also reported to be interested in the midfielder, offering the France international the chance to play in his home country. PSG would also likely be able to offer Pogba a significant wage increase, as well as the prospect of playing alongside Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Neymar. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juventus are working on a deal to sign Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba once his contract expires at the end of June, according to Fabrizio Romano.\u00a0 The Serie A club have reportedly made an opening contract proposal to the 29-year-old and are waiting on the player&#8217;s response. Not just Angel Di Maria. 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