Manchester United is
expected to confirm the deal in the next 24 hours. The Swedish superstar has
agreed personal terms and passed a medical, and last night said: “Time to let
the world know. My next destination is Manchester United.”
United are closing in on a
club record £80m deal for Paul Pogba. The France midfielder is in advanced
talks with the Old Trafford outfit and could seal the deal once Euro 2016 is
over.
Pogba, 23, was on Real
Madrid’s radar but wants to link up with Jose Mourinho and return to the club
that amazingly let him leave for nothing in 2012.
The news comes after Zlatan
Ibrahimovic confirmed that he is on his way to Old Trafford.
He will join United on a
free after leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of last season and will
become new boss Mourinho’s second signing.
That deal has been on the
cards for a while, but it United’s willingness to shell out the most ever paid
by a British club that is set to rock football.
It would beat the £59.7m
United paid for Angel di Maria, equal the £80m Real Madrid splashed on
Cristiano Ronaldo and only be behind Gareth Bale’s £86m switch from Spurs to
the Bernabeu.
Pogba has the same agent as
Ibrahimovic – Mino Raiola – who also brokered the £34m deal for Borussia
Dortmund star Henrikh Mkhitaryan to join United, a switch that will be
confirmed next week.
United opened provisional
talks with Ibrahimovic three months ago, but the deal was finalised once he
knew Mourinho was taking charge.
The 34-year-old has agreed
a 12-month deal worth £250,000-a-week with the option of a further season.
He has been desperate to
end his career in the Premier League and he snubbed more lucrative offers
because he wanted to team up with Mourinho again.
The pair worked together at
Inter Milan and Ibrahimovic rates him the best boss in world football.
United are also set to
announce the departure of Ryan Giggs.
The 42-year-old Welshman is
the most decorated star in the club’s history, but has decided to finally
severe ties with his one and only club after being overlooked for the manager’s
job three times.
Lucky chap
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