Paul Pogba

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Hasn't been great up until his doping ban and I am not convinced he is going to be any better afterwards. Would be a monumental waste of money.

Agreed Even if he paid us to play for us

 

[domalino]

I've just checked that period you're referring to when he was at Juventus (presumably his first spell with them?). That was 8 years ago. He isn't that player anymore.

Thing is he probably isn’t the player he was at United either.

He’s gone through and insane few years with the kidnapping and ban, he’s got more money than he will ever spend but if he wants more I’m sure a club in Saudi would pay him a ton just because of his profile, so presumably if he’s choosing a proper club (be that city or someone else) he’s coming back with something to prove and probably a very different attitude to football.

I’d love to see it just as an experiment. Can the best coach in the game bring back the player Pogba promised to be. It’d also be interesting to see if the enforced break from football has given his body time to heal or if he’s more injury prone than ever because he’s been out of the top level so long.

 

[Brewster's millions]

I think he would qualify as club trained from a PL squad rule perspective, so that could be a useful attribute if we’re going to let someone like McAtee leave, and the remaining foreign places in the squad are being taken by ‘bigger’ signings.

Basically if he is club trained then he would boost the depth of the squad without impinging on other signings.

 

[RayCTID]

Put your rod away on this. He has had his time.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

A lot of strange OTT hate.

Boss on his day

Hahahahaha

 

[LesBleuMiserable]

I’m in just to upset the Rags

Low risk and if he works could you image the Rags upset

 

[RayCTID]

We've done plenty to upset the rags over the years but this wouldn't be one of them.

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

Talented player, who didn't have the right mentality for it. A tale old as time. He'll probably end up in Saudi

 

[I'm not really here]

Hargreaves 2.0

 

[applejuice]

He uses drugs. End of.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

A lot of strange OTT hate.

Boss on his day

He WAS a baller, but this is a “What have you done for me lately?” business and Pep demands a collegial dressing room, so he’s not ticking any relevant boxes in 2024, let alone ‘25-26!

 

[Shazza458]

Pogba was at the training ground today with his people

Anymore context?

 

[StillBluessinceHydeRoad]

Anymore context?

Pogba was at the training ground today with his people

Fabrizio Romano has said that this is not the case.

 

[CC1]

Pogba was at the training ground today with his people

Fake news

 

[decmancity]

Fabrizio Romano has said that this is not the case.

So now people want to believe him.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

So now people want to believe him.

The veracity of a source is directly proportional to how much the person wants/does not want the thing to happen.

 

[mattcity5]

He's soon to be 32 and not played football for ages. Fucking leave him alone.

Agree. It's questionable if he was good enough for us at his peak, but now he's in his 30s, not played for ages, and the age of our squad is getting too high.

It'd be madness to sign him.

 

[Shazza458]

Fake news

It’s already so unbelievable - why even post it? He’s been reliable beforehand

 

[the blue panther]

I don't think there's a snowball's chance in hell of Pogba - or anyone else like him aged 32 or above - ever signing for City in the near future.

 

[YatesA]

I would, prancing pony

That's why I prefaced it as him learning from this experience and looking to make the most of what he will have left. At 32 though he'd just be a stop gap if anything but we have done it in the past plenty of times.