Juventus are interested in a double swoop which would see them bring Paul Pogba back from Manchester United and also get their hands on the French midfielder's compatriot Anthony Martial.
Pogba is out of contract in the summer, having joined United from Juve in a deal worth £89.3m back in 2016. He is not expected to extend his stay in Manchester, with Juve one of a number of clubs in the mix alongside at least two Premier League clubs.
Martial has also been linked with a permanent exit, having already shown what he can do while on loan at Sevilla. Juve were linked with the former Monaco man in January, but a deal failed to materialise, with director Maurizio Arrivabene suggesting it wasn't feasible for them to complete a move without "a discount" from the English side.
According to La Stampa (via Calciomercato/ Sport Witness ), Juve are interested in bringing Martial to the Allianz Stadium on loan with an option to buy. His current loan in Spain does not carry such an option.
Martial is under contract at Old Trafford until 2024, but had been on the fringes of the first team before joining Sevilla for the remainder of the campaign. He scored on his Europa League debut for Julen Lopetegui's side, helping them eliminate Dinamo Zagreb from the competition, but has not scored since. Reports this week in Spain suggested he is already 'angry and frustrated' with his situation at the club.
The French international has been on United's books since 2015, when he joined from Monaco. However, the January exit links came after a stop-start season in which he scored just once at club level and dropped back out of the France squad, and the reports from Italy suggest the English club will take a hit on the £36m they spent seven years ago.
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Pogba's imminent exit comes after he confided in international colleague Kylian Mbappe that he was "fed up" at his current club. He hasn't won a single trophy as a United player since the 2017 Europa League, and has made it clear he is ready to move on,
"You have to be honest, the last five seasons have not satisfied me – really not at all," Pogba told Le Figaro. "This year it is dead, we won't win anything. Whether it is with Manchester United or at another club, I want to win trophies."
"It's simple with France, I play and I play in my position – I know my role and I feel the confidence of the coach and the players," Pogba added, pointing to the differences for him with club and country. "I get along very well with [France manager Didier Deschamps], he gave me a role that I know, but at Manchester United do I really have a role? I ask the question but I don't have an answer."
