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Pogba brothers' plan for next season: all three in Spain

  /  autty

While Paul awaits the resolution of his transfer saga, Mathias has already joined CD Manchego and Florentin has told his agent to find him a Spanish club.

The Paul Pogba saga is entering its final straight, with the outcome now dependent on talks between Real Madrid and Manchester United.

And as Pogba angles for a move to Madrid, it is no coincidence that his brother Mathias has just completed a switch to Spanish club CD Manchego, or that Paul's other older sibling, Florentin, has instructed his agent to find him a club in Spain. The Pogbas' plan is to make the most of Paul's seemingly imminent arrival at Madrid to have all three brothers plying their trade in the same country for the first time in their careers.

Florentin has told his current club, Major League Soccer outfit Atlanta United, that he wants to leave, and his agent is working against the clock. A powerful central defender, the 28-year-old - who is Mathias' twin - has until 7 August to sort out a move from MLS. He is seeking to get out of the final year left on his contract and move on a free to a side in one of Spain's top two tiers.

"Flo wants to join his brothers in Spain"

"Flo wants to join his brothers in Spain and we have a week to find him a club in Primera or Segunda," the 28-year-old's agent said. "He's a left-footed centre-back who, given his ability and his track record, is an attractive option [for potential buyers]."

The Pogbas' aim is to each be located in or near the Spanish capital, where their mother, who currently lives in Paris, would also move, allowing her to avoid constantly having to travel long distances to be with her sons. It would not be the first time that she has resided in Spain: when Florentin and Mathias were 17, she accompanied them to Galicia after they were scouted by Celta Vigo and joined the LaLiga club's academy in 2007.

When his brothers arrived in Vigo, Paul was already on the books of Le Havre and, given that a move to Spain would have required the payment of a fee to the French club, the then-15-year-old stayed behind. It was the first time that the siblings' paths had diverged. They have remained close since then, however, and now the tight-knit family is out to come back together in Spain.