On August 17th, Mundo Deportivo reported that Manchester United’s Paul Pogba could take the same route as Philippe Coutinho to join Barcelona. The latter, who was at Liverpool, last summer had to wait until January 2018 to make a switch to Camp Nou.
Today’s edition of Catalan newspaper Sport claims Ernesto Valverde’s side must wait for one more season to sign the Frenchman because Jose Mourinho and the Red Devils did not grant his transfer.
The 25-year-old was one of the key figures in France’s World Cup winning squad and it’s claimed he was hopeful he could leave Old Trafford.
He wanted to arrive at Camp Nou as the new World Cup winner, but the English club decided to keep him at the club, despite goal to start a new project at a new club.
Pogba has scored two goals for Manchester United this season, including one in his side’s defeat to Brighton. His desire was to play for the La Liga winners, believe Sport, but his employer’s decision to retain him has seen the player accept to ‘live a difficult year’ with the 20-time English champions.
