Paul Pogba: He plays well for France. That is seemingly the crux of any argument defending the now former Manchester United man.
At Old Trafford, £89million has well and truly left the building and the club will be wondering, from a football perspective at least, what they got out of the deal other than a lot of hassle. Signed from Juventus in 2016, shortly after guiding France to the final of Euro 2016, Pogba was Jose Mourinho's marquee signing in his first summer.
But alarm bells were quickly rung following an ill-disciplined display in the Manchester derby defeat that September. However, the capture of three trophies largely covered up any cracks at Old Trafford, even as the team finished outside the top four. It was in Mourinho's second - and last full - season that more firm issues would appear.
