Paul Pogba

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

Richards defense of him yesterday was so ridiculous I switched off at that stage. None of it makes any sense.

 

[Akira]

My guess is our offer involved a (probably significant) wage cut which he said no to.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Richards defense of him yesterday was so ridiculous I switched off at that stage. None of it makes any sense.

Richards is a half wit and it’s painful to see.

 

[This CITY is OURS 14]

Richards defense of him yesterday was so ridiculous I switched off at that stage. None of it makes any sense.

Also his opinion that Yaya was better than de bruyne, which ok yes Yaya was awesome but had very similar traits to pogba with regards to work rate and pressing, its just not what they do.

 

[BerkshireBlue]

My guess is our offer involved a (probably significant) wage cut which he said no to.

100% this. At the end of the day if he's not willing to accept a wage a lot less than our players then he still has an attitude problem and shouldn't be anywhere near to our club.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

100% this. At the end of the day if he's not willing to accept a wage a lot less than our players then he still has an attitude problem and shouldn't be anywhere near to our club.

Signing that lazy no mark would’ve been such a disaster. Thank fuck it’s not happening.

 

[mancityscot]

I reckon he’ll end up at PSG if I’m honest

said it on saturday, just couldnt see him coming here.

He'll want to escape the scrutiny of the english media, the intensity of the english game, and obviously continue on his astronomical wages.

 

[domalino]

Am I imagining that TH said Ornstein was a chancer with no insight into this deal only a few days ago when he said it wasn’t happening?

 

[Jokithedruid]

so who we get now then?? I do sense the club thought it was a chance on a free transfer so not to pay a fee for a DM? Even Nunes from Sporting would be £40-50m?

Convince Gundogan to stay and buy FDJ?

 

[CC1]

From Ornstein on Pogba:

Pogba turns down Manchester City
When reports emerged on Friday that Manchester City were considering signing Paul Pogba as a free agent after he leaves Manchester United next month, it raised the idea of a remarkable switch between local rivals.
It was an opportunity in an area of the pitch that Pep Guardiola is looking to strengthen amid 37-year-old Fernandinho’s expected departure once the season ends, with Pogba a genuine candidate.
But The Athletic can reveal that this potential switch is not going to happen after the 29-year-old midfielder opted against joining City, instead favouring the whole package offered by another club.
Despite Pogba’s affiliation with United — his six-year second spell there, making eight altogether, will finish when his contract expires in the coming weeks — the 2018 World Cup winner is understood to have received a flattering proposal from City and gave serious contemplation to the five-time Premier League champions.

However, Pogba’s representatives are believed to have informed City that the France international is to continue his career at a different team. Former club Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid are thought to be the most likely destinations at present, although a final decision is yet to be made.
Pogba started out at Le Havre in his homeland, then spent two years with United before heading to Italian side Juventus as a free agent in 2012 at age 19. He returned to Old Trafford four years later for a then-world record £89 million, but the subsequent period has not proved as successful as hoped and he is set to exit for nothing at the conclusion of the campaign.

Oh dear. He’s been politely told we don’t want him - doesn’t fit into our style of play - so he’s had to “clarify the matter”