Paul Pogba will walk away with a £3.78million loyalty bonus when he quits Manchester as a free agent at the end of the month.
United confirmed on Wednesday that Pogba will leave Old Trafford for a second time when his contract runs out on June 30, bringing to an end one of the most disappointing - and costly - careers in the club's history.
The loyalty bonus is a final insult to fans who never saw the best of the French World Cup winner during an underwhelming second spell at United lasting six years.
But those were the staggering terms United offered to Pogba to entice him back from Juventus for a then world record fee of £89m in 2016, having initially lost him to the Italians for compensation of just £1.5m in 2012.
As well as the huge transfer fee, United also paid £39.27m to the player's agent Mino Raiola, who passed away in April, to clinch the deal.
Pogba was initially paid a basic salary of £8.61m - dropping to £7.75m once the annual loyalty bonus kicked in at the end of his first year - as well as image rights payments totalling £2.87m-a-year and a £1.875 bonus for each of the four occasions United qualified for the Champions League while he was there.
The total bill for Pogba runs to a jaw-dropping £218.93m - £968,716 for each of his 226 games or £5.613m for each of his 39 goals.
United will receive no return on their investment when Pogba joins another club as a free agent in a few weeks' time, having held talks with Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid as well as Juventus over a return to Turin.
United will also receive nothing for Jesse Lingard after confirming that he will end a 22-year association with the club on June 30.
Taudiklmn
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MféchøDúrèll
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Manchester United 💯
MféchøDúrèll
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yeah, but there so many other flops that should leave the club also ...
Hupabrsy
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wrong he was not a flop
mihaikmnrz
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No wonder good players don't want to come to Manchester United. Fans and media are fond of giving players names the day they are leaving
TkyTkytky
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did I make you laugh?
yes you did
Kedbinopsu
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nice joke
did I make you laugh?
mihcemstz
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loyalty bonus for what? this is an insult to us, shame on our board
Then go stop it 😂😂😂
TkyTkytky
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under ten hag would've been majestic
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nice joke
talknorris
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The thank you is so tiny! 🤣🤣🤣 Man U, I feel your pains.
Wayney0110
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with 7.22 out of 10 is a very good score and with 39 goals and 51 assists I don't he's a flop as you mentioned media hehehehe
Did you even watch him play ?
Kedbinopsu
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under ten hag would've been majestic
tunimsuyz
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with 7.22 out of 10 is a very good score and with 39 goals and 51 assists I don't he's a flop as you mentioned media hehehehe
AlviNashys
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Pogba is Mourinho they always make money anytime
Kazamnpu
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atleast his gone.
adesinaalamu
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When you are too desperate to buy a player, this is a kind of rubbish that ends the deal🤝. I hope Manchester United could have learned from this mess going forward
Bepaboyz
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Good bye to him he has been abig headed with no consistency. As united fraternity we can't miss him at all.
Bezcemors
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"loyalty bonus" i wish it was for every player they are having. but sometimes shaking to buy a player brings such faults
JentleVibez
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When you know fully well that this is awaiting you in the future the club could not sell him to make some money instead then are still paying him loyalty bunus shame on the board members
Big shame bro.
JentleVibez
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He still got 3.7m pounds??? Smh...
leuabcmpyz
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What a waisted 6 years he is very lazy Jose said it but no body believed him instead he got Jose sacked now is leaving we would see how it goes with juventus
Hillymann
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They should have sell him last season
fiwlnstuy
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When you know fully well that this is awaiting you in the future the club could not sell him to make some money instead then are still paying him loyalty bunus shame on the board members
GGMUSTAR
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Who is giving this bamboo loyalty bonus instead of stupidity bonus , man united are so weak
Bobo it was signed in contract
fuckyoubonori
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haha 🤣 still this guy get money milking cow Manchester United
Elimelech1990
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Who is giving this bamboo loyalty bonus instead of stupidity bonus , man united are so weak
sehekmoptu
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This is really appalling, Man U management are really fake, I think someone or group of people in couple of years ago are benefitting from this extravagant signing of lazy and non-committed players with such a huge amount of money and their salaries are far beyond their output but the management still keep them till they leave on free transfer Ed Woodward and his cohorts should be investigated. The normal thing is that if you sign a player and he is not living up to expectations, you sell him and look for serious players.
MACH1000
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this guy will end up facing united and scoring hatrick against them in the future 😂😂😂😂
Zeucdeiky
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loyalty bonus for what? this is an insult to us, shame on our board
cuubclopy
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my friend no team in this world has the highest number of combined supporters and haters like man United just see there comments
speciebaba
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the board members are all trash for nonsense business done on Pogba
Rish_devil
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He even gets paid while leaving the club. Great business! 😂😂 Man utd are a gift that keeps on giving. 😂😂😂
nuzabloruz
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pogba isn't flop at all...sometimes you judge the player by their no of assist or goals he scored but in mid line up in man u if there is only one midfielder that one can rely he is Mr pogba....yeah Man U has a bad time but saying him bad doesn't even make sense still he shows his class for nation in supreme.....
lovel4
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pogba was not a flop man u dosen't have good defensive midfielder to backup him watch his country matches and club matches you guys will see the big difference that's why he enjoys playing with kante
Leebdensz
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thanks paulo
Davidchris1999
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What hurts is we are repeating same mistakes on De Jong, am tired of seeing Dr Jong here De Jong there, he isn't even better than Pogba, guys want to make him the best paid!!!! for what???
Davidchris1999
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pogba isn't a flop
A very big FLOPP.
fukaelmnps
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pogba isn't a flop
Mebacoy
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Italian Cosmetic Giants are waiting for Pogba to sell the Hair Products and Saloon for the new hair Styles for home and away games.
zokkmorst
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After a season or two, Uniyed will buy. Pugba in 90 mil. and these fans will again chant "Pogback" as they did.🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂
Hazabcilpt
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Pogba leaving united is good opportunity for him and best decision for united
lewaceirsu
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what a waste he has been I blame the club.
Keccklmpuy
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when sir alex Ferguson let him go ur challenging the greatest managers knowledge in soccer history by again signing him full of crap player showboat pogba i can take 10 more years without a trophy but with proper hardworking players
faaabklmrs
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should have gotten rid of Pogba when they have the chance, now look how it all ended up. Bunch of fools who are unfit to be in football. Tick Sanu
faaabklmrs
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Mohamed Tick Sanu
faaabklmrs
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Manchester United board is full of the most stupid people on the planet. Paul Pogba is the world's most overated player. The world's worst player and the most stupid.
Fosabkors
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pogba could hVe left for 40 mil last season lingered could have left for a 10 mil deal utd is mismanaged. add salary utd could have salvaged 60 mil enough to get one good player but who gives a fcj
Ciucdnsty
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Pogba is not a flop
yes he is
Cabacdeilr
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stupid club
Aminu1088sarkinturke
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Time question