Jose Mourinho: Manchester United Manager Taunts Rivals Over Paul Pogba Deal

Manchester United had been linked to offers for Pogba even when Louis Van Gaal was still coach.

Instead, their marketing men can present the purchase of Paul Pogba, who passed his medical, as evidence of the club’s enduring power and prestige.

The Premier League kicks off on the 13 August, United’s first game being on Sunday 14 August against Bournemouth. That’s showbiz, in which United have a specific role to play. He got to the quarter-finals last season and the final the year before, so missing out this season is a massive factor. Sometimes, for some clubs, buyers’ remorse is caused by not spending extravagantly.

The Manchester clubs have dominated the transfer market in England so far this summer, and the bookies fancy them for a one-two in the Premier League table, making City slight favourites.

Parlour, however, believes Pogba could be afforded more freedom in a similar system at United this season. This is a trophy recruit who could also help land trophies.

“Other players could think he has no right to make mistakes, but he will not play like a €100m player every week, so it is necessary to know his character”.

Pogba returns to United four years after he left in the summer of 2012 for £800,000 ($1.1 million). Wow, the fee, well that is how football is nowadays. United would do well to let Pogba move and attack with the sort of freedom he enjoyed at Juventus. “Some people are wondering, having seen him in at Euro 2016, whether he is more hype than substance”. “Pogba, Ibrahimovic, and co. haven’t been signed to finish third or fourth”. “(Juan) Mata we have, we have possibly (Wayne) Rooney, we have (Henrikh) Mkhitaryan, we have No.10s”.

“You’d have to say that with the money they’ve spent, anything less than the title would be a big failure for Mourinho”. It will be good to see how he fits into the team.

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