Man Utd unveil world record signing Pogba

Man Utd unveil world record signing Pogba

France midfielder Paul Pogba rejoined Manchester United from Italian champions Juventus on a five-year contract, with the option to extend for a further year, the Premier League club announced on Monday (August 8). br br British media said United splashed out a world record fee of 89 million pounds ($115.98 million) on the 23-year-old, eclipsing the 100 million euros ($110.84 million) Real Madrid paid for Welshman Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur in 2013. br br In a video released by Manchester United TV on Tuesday (August 9), Pogba is shown arriving in a red Chevrolet car at the club's Carrington training complex and greeting staff. br br Asked by an MUTV reporter how it felt to be back at the club which he left for Juventus under a cloud in 2012, he said: "There's no words, to be honest. I just came back to Carrington and it was like I just went for a holiday and I've come back home." br br Pogba is the latest of United manager Jose Mourinho's new signings following defender Eric Bailly, striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan as the Portuguese coach revamps the under-performing squad he inherited from Louis van Gaal. br br The France midfielder, whose strength and range of passing should allow United to play a more expansive game than the limited style adopted by former manager Van Gaal, had been a hot property all summer with Real Madrid also hovering. br br That interest no doubt helped push up his transfer fee but asked how it felt to be the world's most expensive player, he replied: "I only think about the pitch. I want to do great, I want to be one of the best, I want to win titles, I want to achieve things and that's all, that's why I came here, just to do this, to become one of the best and to win titles because I know this club has to win titles. br br "That's what I'm focussed on, I'm just ready to go and work on that and just kill it." br br Pogba joined Juve in 2012, having come through Le Havre's youth system before moving to United's academy in 2009. br br He had signed for United on a three-year deal with a one-year renewal option which then United manager Alex Ferguson was keen to activate but the 18-year-old was frustrated by a lack of first-team opportunities at the club and decided to leave. br br He won four Serie A titles and two Coppa Italia trophies in a successful spell with the Turin club but was criticised after failing to shine in the 2015 Champions League final defeat by Barcelona and France's Euro 2016 loss to Portugal on home soil.


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