France midfielder Paul Pogba has rejoined Manchester United
from Italian champions Juventus on a five-year contract, with the option to
extend for a further year, Reuters reports. British media said United splashed out a world record fee of
£89 million on the 23-year-old, eclipsing the
€100 million ($110.84 million) Real Madrid paid for Welshman Gareth
Bale from Tottenham Hotspur in 2013.
“I am delighted to rejoin United. It has always been a club
with a special place in my heart and I am really looking forward to working
with (manager) Jose Mourinho,” Pogba said in a statement on United’s official
wesbite (www.manutd.com). “I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Juventus and have some
fantastic memories of a great club with players that I count as friends. But I
feel the time is right to go back to Old Trafford. “I always enjoyed playing in front of the fans and can’t
wait to make my contribution to the team. This is the right club for me to
achieve everything I hope to in the game.”
Pogba is the latest of Mourinho’s new signings following
defender Eric Bailly, striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and midfielder Henrikh
Mkhitaryan as the Portuguese coach revamps the under-performing squad he
inherited from Louis van Gaal.
“Paul is one of the best players in the world and will be a
key part of the United team I want to build here for the future,” added
Mourinho. “He is quick, strong, scores goals and reads the game better
than many players much older than he is. “At 23, he has the chance to make that position his own here
over many years. He is young and will continue to improve; he has the chance to
be at the heart of this club for the next decade and beyond.”
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