Jose Mourinho is ready to allow Paul Pogba leave Manchester United this summer.
Mourinho has run out of patience with the France international and has included Pogba on a list of players who can be sold as he wants to close the gap on new Premier League champions Manchester City.
The possibility of Pogba leaving United two years after returning to the club for £89million and is a step closer since Pep Guardiola revealed that the player was offered to City.
Pogba’s relationship with Mourinho has gone bad this season and the Frenchman was substituted again in Sunday’s defeat to West Brom.
The 25-year-old has either been left on the bench or substituted in seven of his last 11 games.
Pogba has struggled to fit into Mourinho’s system at Old Trafford and has not produced enough top notch performances.
It’s uncertain whether he will be in the team for Wednesday’s match with Bournemouth or, more importantly, their game against Tottenham in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday.
Mourinho warned that he will not allow price tags to cloud his thinking for Wembley.
‘What is the criteria for a manager to choose a team?’ said Mourinho.
‘I only know one criteria. It’s the way they play. It’s the only way I can select players.
‘Or do you want me to go for the price they cost, or their salary, or their beautiful face? The only way is to go with performance.
‘If I play a player against Bournemouth and the player is phenomenal, he plays the semi-final. It’s an opportunity for people to play and to try to get a place in the team for Spurs.
‘Some of the guys that played today [against West Brom] don’t have a place in that team.’
