Manchester United superstar Paul Pogba has been rumored to have started talks with his hometown team Paris Saint-Germain and is interested in joining for free this summer, and he is said to have told Paris that he and his family would be happy to return to their hometown. Manchester United fans cheered on social networking sites: Pogba was gone as a relief, he condensed all the problems of the club. British media disclosed that Manchester United clubs were reluctant to let him go, offered a sky-high new contract with a salary of 500,000 yuan a week, and still did not convince Pogba.
The 29-year-old Pogba's contract expired at the end of the season and it became increasingly difficult to renew his contract with Manchester United. After returning to Manchester United in 2016 for a transfer fee of £90 million, Pogba has never been stable and has been caught in transfer rumours almost every year. And this time the departure may eventually become a reality, France's "Footy Mercato" reported that Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has met with Pogba and his agent Mino Rayola, interested in introducing it for free this summer.
Real Madrid have lost interest in other giants who have been interested in Pogba in the past, while Juventus cannot afford to pay high salaries and require him to take a pay cut before he can return. Therefore, Paris is likely to be Pogba's next home.
Although Pogba will leave Manchester United on a second free transfer, most Red Devils fans applaud and cheer. One of the fans said Pogba was a cancer: "Goodbye! In my opinion, he epitomizes all the current problems of the club. With such a high salary, but only when forced to work hard, never committed to making Manchester United better. Seeing him leave is the beginning of change and hopefully the club will start to learn from its mistakes, even if the costs are high."
Another fan commented: "Can't wait for him to leave. So disappointed, he was almost as lazy as Martial. Be careful not to get hit by the door when you go out."
However, manchester United executives seem to have a very different view from the fans, the British "Daily Mirror" said that in order to retain Pogba, the club spent thousands of dollars and offered a salary of 500,000 per week!
That would make Pogba the highest-paid man in United's history, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo's £480,000 weekly salary. In the terms of the new contract, Pogba's base salary is £400,000, plus incentive bonuses and other clauses, and can earn up to £500,000 per week.
So far, though, Pogba and Rayola have not agreed, and the latter wants a handsome signing fee. Moreover, United's offer to Pogba is said to have angered other players. Despite Pogba's popularity in the dressing room, many of his teammates believe that the French back does not deserve such a big salary increase because he has played very mediocrely in most of the games and has repeatedly taunted Manchester United in France.
A United source told the Daily Mirror that if Pogba accepts a new £500,000-a-week contract, the United dressing room will be in chaos again and more people will be asking for similar salaries.
The insider said: "Some Manchester United players think that Pogba can't start a lot of times, and they keep hinting that they want to leave, but they may get twice the income, which must be out of order.""
Pogba currently earns £290,000 a week and would not double his salary if he left Manchester United, even Paris Saint-Germain. Pogba recently made it clear that he was not satisfied with his 5 seasons at Manchester United. 'You have to be frank, the last 5 seasons at Manchester United have left me unhappy, I can't be satisfied at all. Pogba said, "This year is also dead and we can't win any championships. Whether at Manchester United or another club, I want to win the title."