Manchester United want Paul Pogba and Blaise Matuidi
Manchester United are hoping to complete the signings of both Paul Pogba from Juventus and Blaise Matuidi from Paris Saint-Germain
United's interest in Matuidi had initially been seen as a back-up to
Pogba, if they could not persuade Juve to sell their star midfielder,
but Jose Mourinho's wish to revitalise the midfield could see both
arrive this summer.
Sources have told ESPN FC that the club must
still convince Pogba to join them, despite intermediaries agreeing basic
terms with both Juventus and the player's agent.
Mourinho has
identified the 23-year-old as his primary target and United are
confident of completing a deal after agreeing terms with his
representatives, but Pogba himself has not yet definitively agreed to
move back to Old Trafford.
While some reports in France state have indicated that he is open to returning to the club he left on a free transfer in 2012
Pogba's main preference is still to go to Real Madrid or Barcelona.
United
officials won't get the chance to sit down and discuss the move with
Pogba until next week at the earliest, as the midfielder will play in
the final of Euro 2016 against Portugal on Sunday.
And,
although his France teammate Matuidi is in the same situation and has
also played down reports of a summer move, United are seemingly keen to
add both superstars to their midfield this summer if they can.
Real
Madrid have given no indication that they are prepared to pay the
required £100 million fee for Pogba, while Barcelona are no longer
interested in him after seeing an €80m offer rejected last summer.
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