Manchester United sign Paul Pogba for world record fee
– Paul Pogba has finally signed for Manchester United
– The Frenchman has signed for a world record fee
– Pogba returns to the club he quit in 2012 to join Juventus
– The 23 year old is Man Utd’s fourth signing of the summer
Manchester United have Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba in a deal worth over £100m ($131m).
The 23-year-old, who left United for £1.5m in 2012, is returns for a fee that surpasses Gareth Bale’s £85m move to Real Madrid in 2013.
Paul Pogba returns to Manchester United
Pogba’s medical was announced just over 90 minutes before the Community Shield, which United won 2-1 against Leicester.
Speaking to BT Sport after the game, Jose Mourinho said: “It’s amazing that such a good player is with us. Finally we have him.
“He comes to a winning side – a team which has won their last two matches, in the FA Cup final and today. He has to work hard to get in the team.”
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In four seasons Serie A, Pogba, helped France reach the Euro 2016 final, won four league titles and qualified for the 2015 UEFA Champions League final.
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He is Mourinho’s fourth signing at United, after Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Pogba joined United from French club Le Havre in 2009 as a 16-year-old, but made just a handful of appearances before his contract expired in July 2012.
He has made 178 appearances for Juventus, scoring 34 goals.
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