Manchester United fans have hit back at Paul Pogba, insisting the midfielder had his chance to show he deserved a new deal at the club.
Their reaction comes after the midfielder lashed out at United in his new Amazon Prime documentary. In The Pogmentary, the 29-year-old is seen dismissing the club’s attempts at tying him down to a new contract, believed to have been worth at least £300,000 a week, as “nothing” last year.
United have already confirmed Pogba will leave the club for a second time this summer as his contract expires on June 30. The France international is expected to rejoin Juventus, and he claims his aim is to show United made a “mistake” by allowing him to leave.
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“My thought process is to show Manchester (United) that they made a mistake in waiting to give me a contract,” Pogba said. “And to show other clubs that Manchester had made a mistake in not offering me a contract.”
United, though, had made offers which would have seen an increase on the £290,000-a-week contract Pogba was on. Reports have suggested the midfielder will take a pay cut in order to move back to Juventus this summer.
Pogba certainly did not end on good terms with United’s supporters, who were regularly left frustrated by his performances at Old Trafford, and it's fair to say his reputation hasn't improved after the comments in his documentary came to light.
Pogba is seen questioning one of United’s offers to his late agent Mino Raiola during the documentary, which is released on June 17. “How can you tell a player you absolutely want him and offer him nothing?” Pogba says. “Never seen that.”
Raiola responded: “We must try to make you feel as good as when you are with the French national team. You’re different with them. You understand? You’re another Pogba with the Manchester United team. It’s not normal.
“With the France team, you’re the real Pogba, the Pogba of Juventus, the Pogba that everyone loves. With Manchester, there’s something blocking you.”
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