Here are your Manchester United evening headlines for Wednesday, June 8:
Pogba's parting comment to United proved Roy Keane was right all along
Roy Keane's legacy at Manchester United is depicted as one of three faces on a banner in the Stretford End captioned with the word 'standards.' Paul Pogba's will be that of a maverick midfielder who rarely reached those standards.
Some 10 years after the Frenchman left United as a free agent, he will do so again at the end of this month, as a six-year spell at Old Trafford finally reaches its sorry end. At times, Pogba was unplayable, but for an £89million transfer fee, such infrequent performances didn't cut it, and when discussing him it is much easier to pinpoint 'what could have been' rather than 'what was'.
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Whether he liked it or not, he certainly gave his critics plenty of ammunition for them to fire back at him whenever he underperformed. His late agent, Mino Raiola, offered the player to rivals Man City in January 2018 and claimed the Frenchman's United career was "over" in 2020. Pogba publicly said it was "time for a challenge somewhere else" in July 2019.
Bastoni breaks silence amid United transfer links
Inter Milan centre-back Alessandro Bastoni is remaining focused on matters concerning Inter and the Italian national team amid reported interest in his signature from United.
He played a key role in the side that won the Serie A title in 2020/21 under former manager Antonio Conte, who now manages Spurs. The former Chelsea boss is determined to be reunited with him in north London.
However, United have also been credited with interest in his signature, as Erik ten Hag aims to strengthen his own defensive options this summer. But Bastoni — who could face England when Italy go toe-to-toe with them at Molineux on Saturday — refused to be drawn on the speculation after the Azzurri's win over Hungary on Tuesday.
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