Manchester United are preparing to lose Paul Pogba for free accepting that he will not sign a new contract.
Manchester United are preparedfor French midfielder Paul Pogba exit next summer accepting the midfielder will not sign a new contract at Old Trafford, sources told reporters.
Pogba, who cost a then-world-record £89.1 million when he signed from Juventus in August 2016, will become a free agent when his contract expires at the end of June 2022. He has consistently rejected United’s offer of a new deal at the club.
Real Madrid, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain have previously expressed an interest in Pogba, but none of them is planning to make a move for the player in January, preferring instead to negotiate a free-agent deal next summer.
Sources have told ESPN that United factored in the likelihood of Pogba leaving as a free agent at the end of his contract when they agreed his transfer fee and wages five years ago.
Pogba will miss United’s next three Premier League fixtures, against Tottenham, Manchester City and Watford, after he was sent off for a foul on Naby Keita during Sunday’s 5-0 defeat against Liverpool at Old Trafford.
The midfielder had been dropped to the bench by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for United’s past two fixtures, against Liverpool and Atalanta, but sources have said that Pogba remains a valued member of the first-team squad and that there is no rift between the player and the manager.
