FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu neither denied nor confirmed reports regarding Paul Pogba’s signing from Manchester United following Barcelona’s 2-1 win over Sevilla in the Spanish Super Cup final Sunday night.
FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu neither denied nor confirmed reports regarding Paul Pogba’s signing from Manchester United following Barcelona’s 2-1 win over Sevilla in the Spanish Super Cup final Sunday night.
When a reporter from Spanish TV station TVE asked him about Pogba, Bartomeu said, “I never speak about [specific] names, you know it.
Furthermore, there is respect for other clubs. The truth is that there are 20 days remaining in the transfer window. I do not say it for this player [Pogba].”
"This player is in his team and playing a competition. There are still 20 days left, we will see which players can leave and which players can come. We'll see.
It is better you ask about the topic of players to [Barca technical director Eric] Abidal, [assistant technical director Ramon] Planes or [sporting manager] Pep Segura. We still have days remaining in the market to take action if needed,” Barca president added.
Earlier, France's World Cup star Pogba had expressed his wish to leave United because of his fractious relationship with United manager Jose Mourinho.
The 25-year-old -- who scored in the 4-2 World Cup final win over Croatia – apparently has agreed to terms with Barcelona for a deal worth $89.5 million ($115 million, 100 million euros) over five years, according to the Daily Mail. The reported agreement would see him pick up $346,000 a week, almost double what he earns at United.
The Sun claims the former Juventus star -- who joined United for a then world-record fee of $89 million in 2016 -- has demanded the Premier League side increase his wages from $180,000 to $380,000 a week so he is paid almost on a par with Chilean star Alexis Sanchez, otherwise he will leave.
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