Real Madrid representatives have begun talks with their Manchester United counterparts over a potential deal for Paul Pobga, according to UK newspaper The Independent.
While United would prefer to keep the French midfielder, a number of factors have prompted the club to open up to the idea of selling him. And The Independent reports that the Red Devils will demand more than 170 million euros for the 26-year-old, a figure which Madrid will unlikely be willing to pay for a player whose current market value is 90 million euros (transfermarkt.com valuation)
Aside from Manchester United’s inflated price-tag, Paul Pogba’s excessive wage demands may also complicate his move to Real Madrid. According to The Independent, Pogba wants to become the highest-paid player in the world, with a salary in the region of £500,000 (575,000 euros).
With Madrid not in a position to pay €170 million for Pogba, particularly on top of his wage demands, the Spanish club hoped they could secure a player-plus-cash deal which would include Toni Kroos or Gareth Bale. But the Red Devils are not interested in either player, according to The Independent, which further complicates the operation.
As it stands, Pogba is determined to make the move to the Bernabeu, where coach Zinedine Zidane is equally determined to welcome him, as the French coach looks to rebuild the new squad for next season, which looks likely to include Chelsea star Eden Hazard.
Rammy-Asante
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170m for who?pogba? then how much will mbappe and neymar cost. Even hazard cost less than 110m. if we have 170m to spend on pogba,pls stop,add some to it and get either mbappe or neymar.
--Jutaz--
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170 For Pogba????? This is Craziness right????? That's too much for Pogba... Pogba must be between 60-70M... he's not that special well he's normal just like any other players
rihekpsuz
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This is exactly what I want to hear. This is how you do business... start at 170m and if we get 125m for him, cool. Also I don't want to see Man U buying any old overrated players for a ton of money.
shevaunie-senior
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Me interviewing Zidane.... Me: what have you won in RM career as a player Zidane: UCL, la liga, CDR etc. Me: how much were you worth? ZZ: Around 30 million Me: So is pogba better than you back then? ZZ: He's good but not. Me: Great so is he worth 170 million? ZZ:.. MY point is, pogba ain't worth even half of that.
SINGAM23
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£170M for signing autograph will do good