Manchester United superstar Paul Pogba has been recuperating from injuries since last year and has not played a minute for new boss Ralph Lonnick, not only that, but he has not yet returned to news of another injury, and the return date will be extended at least until the end of February.
Pogba's contract with Manchester United is less than half a year away, and last week the British newspaper The Sun said the club had offered him a new contract with a weekly salary of 500,000 pounds. But this statement was denied by Pogba's spokesman.
"To clarify the British media report, Paul (Pogba) has not received a new contract from Manchester United in recent months. Paul is completely focused on recovering from injuries with the aim of helping the team as quickly as possible." Pogba wrote in a statement to the Daily Mail.
Sky Sports reports confirmed that Pogba will not decide on his stay at Manchester United for a short period of time, and he and agent Mino Rayola will delay until the end and wait until this summer to make the decision that is most beneficial to him.
Pogba have been on a two-month break since a thigh strain in France in early November last year, missing 11 games. During this time, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer allowed him to travel to Dubai to recuperate, but when Ronnick took office, he was recalled to Carrington to continue his recovery. When Manchester United encountered difficulties, some fans hoped that Pogba would return as a "savior", and Pogba's response was to be injured again.
Rangnick had previously announced that Pogba could return to the field in January, however, at Manchester United's FA Cup pre-match press conference, Lonnick changed his mind, revealing that Pogba would take four weeks to return to normal training and would take at least two weeks of practice to regain fitness.
"A week ago, I got the news that Paul would have four or five more weeks," Lonnick said. I saw him before the start of training this morning, but now I don't know how long he's going to be out. He can't train with the whole team yet, and as far as I know, the team doctor said it would take him three or four weeks to recover, and that, physically recovering, being able to train doesn't mean he can compete. He's been out for so long, it could take him two weeks to really play in the first team."
The Manchester United manager further explained: "It's one thing to be able to get back to training enough, it's another thing to be able to play and deal with the Premier League or the Champions League, it will take time." During Mourinho's coaching era, Pogba had conflicts with the manager due to the problem of recuperating in Miami, USA. While under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Pogba traveled around the world when he was injured. He first recuperated in Dubai, then went to Miami, where he played basketball with NBA star Jimmy Butler, and finally returned to France to attend his brother Florentin's wedding, where he sang and danced, sparking rumors of "cheating".
Premier League legend Frank Lampard commented on Pogba's shortcomings when he was still manager of Manchester United, calling him a "YouTube footballer".
Lampard explained: "I don't know what kind of player Pogba is. He would have made bad decisions, but then there were incredible performances that would have definitely made José (Mourinho's) head explode. Mourinho has tried to force Pogba to change his bad habits in a way that embarrasses Him, but I fear Pogba won't be able to grasp it."
Lampard added: "Pogba is more talented than I am, he is physically stronger than me and has better technique on his feet, but it doesn't make any sense to carry the ball against three or four people in his own half. I don't like the fancy moves that perform the technique under your feet, but a lot of young players are addicted to watching this kind of collection online, and I don't appreciate it. Pogba is too obsessed with these links, and the data is not good enough. He has improved at Juve but needs to continue to improve at Manchester United. What he should be after is to score 15 goals a season and control every game because he has every quality."
Although Chelsea's performance in charge of the Premier League is not good, it has to be said that his evaluation of Pogba is very pertinent. Unfortunately, years later, the 27-year-old Pogba's problems still haven't improved.
The aggravation of Pogba's injury this time also means that his chances of transferring in January are completely destroyed, because no club will spend money to buy a player who is still recuperating from injuries and whose contract is about to expire. If United cannot reach a contract extension agreement with them, then the French back will leave Manchester United for free for the second time. When The Young Pogba refused to renew his contract in 2012 and moved to Juventus, the club spent nearly £90 million to buy him back in 2016.