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Dec52018 by JBNo Comments

Juventus confirm they’re considering resigning Pogba

Juventus continue to keep speculation regarding a possible return to the club for Paul Pogba ticking over, with sporting director Fabio Paratici conceding to being “fond of” the Frenchman. The Bianconeri saw a popular figure leave Turin during the summer of 2016 as a record-breaking £89 million transfer package was put in place for him to join United. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); That deal took Pogba back to England for a second spell at the club, but the World Cup winner has not enjoyed the easiest of times in the Premier League and is considered to be unhappy at United. Juventus have stopped short of expressing an interest in re-signing the 25-year-old, but have done little to stop the rumours either by ensuring that the door at Juve remains open....

Dec52018 by JBNo Comments

Pogba tells Mourinho to stop blaming him for United’s troubles in dressing-room row

Premier League

Paul Pogba blasted Jose Mourinho’s tactics as the two argued in front of the rest of the Manchester United team after Saturday’s draw against Southampton. The Red Devils dropped more points against Southampton despite battling back from two goals down, and it was reported that Mourinho pinned the blame majorly on Pogba afterwards. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Telegraph reports that Mourinho called his record signing a ‘virus’ and blasted the negative effect he has on the rest of his teammates and his lack of respect for the club. Now further details of their exchange have been revealed, with Pogba responding to Mourinho’s complaints about his attitude in the dressing room. According to The Times, the Frenchman hit back at the lack of enough o...

Dec22018 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho calls Paul Pogba ‘a virus’ in Man United dressing room row

Premier League

Jose Mourinho delivered a withering attack on Paul Pogba in front of his Manchester Unit d teammates after the 2-2 draw with Southampton. It is understood that the United head coach compared Pogba to a "virus" and claimed he had shown a lack of "respect" to his team-mates and the club's fans. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); “You don't play," Mourinho is alleged to have told Pogba. "You don't respect players and supporters. And you kill the mentality of the good honest people around you. "You are like a person with a flu, with a virus in a closed room - you pass that virus to the others." It is believed that Mourinho was particularly angered by one second-half incident against Southampton, which saw Pogba lose the ball to Nathan Redmond midway throug...

Nov92018 by JBNo Comments

Pogba could miss Manchester derby with minor injury

Premier League

Paul Pogba is an injury doubt for Manchester United's derby match with Manchester City after missing training on Friday. The 25-year-old played the full 90 minutes against Juventus on Wednesday as Jose Mourinho's team came back to secure a remarkable 2-1 victory in the Champions League. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, Pogba was conspicuous by his absence from United’s training on Friday – an injury scare ahead of Sunday's derby at the Etihad Stadium. United will be hoping that the injury will not keep the France international out of the clash against City. It is reported that Pogba did indoor work at the Aon Training Complex on Friday as a result of the injury scare. Romelu Lukaku is already a huge doubt for the derby, having missed the ...

Nov72018 by JBNo Comments

Pogba reveals how he reacted to being punished by Mourinho

Premier League

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba insists he hasn’t been negatively affected after he was stripped of vice-captaincy by Jose Mourinho. The France World Cup winner was punished by his head coach in September, although Mourinho refused to confirm why he took such action. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘The only truth is that I made the decision for Paul not to be the second captain any more,’ the Manchester United manager said at the time. ‘It was the same person who decided Paul was the second captain. No fallout at all, just decisions I do not have to explain.’ Reports claimed the United boss was unhappy with Pogba for continuing to push for a transfer to Barcelona, but the 25-year-old says he is fully committed to the club. ‘It didn’t affect ...

Oct92018 by JBNo Comments

Paul Pogba: I don’t deserve Ballon d’Or

Premier League, La Liga

Paul Pogba says he would love a Frenchman to win the Ballon d'Or, but does not believe he can win it. The Manchester United midfielder was named on the 30-man shortlist for the award for the best player of the year, with the winner to be announced in Paris on December 3. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There were seven French players named on the list after helping the team win their second World Cup in Russia. Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante and Tottenham's Hugo Lloris are in contention, along with Kylian Mbappe, Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann and Real Madrid's Raphael Varane and Karim Benzema. "Whether it's Grizou (Griezmann), Kylian (Mbappe) or Raph' (Varane), they deserve it much more than me," Pogba told AFP. "I can not designate one. Bu...

Oct12018 by JBNo Comments

You want me dead? – Paul Pogba turns down interviews

Premier League

Paul Pogba has added fuel to the fire of his disintegrating relationship with Jose Mourinho by rejecting interviews after Manchester United's latest loss with a four-word reply: "You want me dead?" A 3-1 loss against West Ham on Saturday means United have taken just 10 points from their first seven matches of the season, recording their joint worst start to a Premier League campaign, equalling the beginning of David Moyes era. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pogba was replaced by Mourinho during the second half at the London Stadium to wrap up a week of controversy in which the pair were involved in a training ground bust-up on Wednesday. That came after United were dumped out of the Carabao Cup by Derby County at home and while the Portuguese boss deni...

Sep282018 by JBNo Comments

Juventus chief speaks out on Pogba transfer rumours after Mourinho row

Uncategorized, Premier League, Seria A, Transfer Info

Juventus’ director of football has spoken out on reports linking the club with a move for Manchester United star Paul Pogba. Pogba started his professional career at Manchester United but joined Juventus in 2012. Two years ago he returned to Old Trafford for a then-world record transfer fee. But the World Cup-winner is already being linked with another transfer and is said to be pushing to leave United ahead of the January window. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Despite stripping Pogba of the vice-captaincy, Mourinho denied he had fallen out with the midfielder, before the both of them were filmed exchanging words in training on Wednesday. Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici was asked about the rumours linking Pogba with Juventus and said: ‘He ...

Sep252018 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho confirms Pogba has been removed as United’s captain

Premier League

Jose Mourinho has made it known to Paul Pogba that he will never captain Manchester United again, further straining the relationship between the both. Pogba laid on an assist for Fred’s opener in the 1-1 draw against Wolves on Saturday but was later dispossessed by Ruben Neves in the build-up to the equaliser. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Mourinho later blasted the attitude of his players in his post-match press conference, saying: “That’s a basic law of football, you have to play with the maximum of your potential, with the maximum of your focus. “Unless you are playing in such a weak league where you play against really weak opponents and then playing 20 per cent of potential is enough to win. That’s not the case, and we all know that.” Pogba l...

Sep152018 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho: I’m in the dark over Pogba’s future

Premier League, La Liga, Transfer Info

Jose Mourinho says he is "in the dark" over the future of Paul Pogba at Manchester United but insists the midfielder has never told him he wants to leave the club. Pogba's career at Old Trafford has been the subject of intense speculation since the summer window with rumoured interest from Barcelona and his former club Juventus. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The World Cup winner told Sky in Germany in September "who knows what will happen in the future" and the Portuguese also appears uncertain. "In this moment I'm completely in the dark," Mourinho said ahead of their Premier League match against Watford. "The only thing that is clear for me is that the player never, never in all these days we are together, told me he wants to leave. "Paul came ...