This is very much our Don Balon of the Day.
Ivan Rakitic was excellent on Thursday evening as Croatia beat Argentina 3-0 to send Lionel Messi and co into a deeper pit of despair. Rakitic was one of several players to shine for Croatia and managed to score himself a goal to put a cherry on the performance.
So, Don Balon naturally have to link the Barcelona midfielder to a Premier League club, and Manchester United are as good as any.
Jose Mourinho is said to be ready to ‘put all the meat on the grill’ to sign the midfielder, and this is where Don Balon have another spin of their transfer wheel of fortune.
This time the dial landed on Paul Pogba, and it’s claimed: ‘Manchester United plans to include Paul Pogba in the operation.’
Sorry, include? Don Balon don’t make clear what on earth they mean by that, but surely, if there was any truth in the two players swapping clubs, it would Rakitic included in a deal for Pogba, not the reverse.
Great as he is, Rakitic is 30 years of age and simply isn’t a more valuable asset than Pogba.
