Barcelona and Real Madrid 'in bidding war for Pogba'
ByFootballItalia
Published 28/02/2015 at 10:14 GMT
Marca, AS and Tuttosport claim Real Madrid and Barcelona are in a bidding war for Juventus star Paul Pogba.
Paul Pogba, Juventus. (Reuters)
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Papers in Spain and Italy repeat the same reports, that the two Liga clubs are the front-runners to prise Pogba away from Turin.
Manchester United, PSG, Chelsea and Manchester City have also shown a marked interest in the 21-year-old French midfielder.
The rumours suggest Real Madrid collaborator Zinedine Zidane is working behind the scenes to convince Pogba he can become the latest Galactico.
AS claim Zizou is in fact pushing hard with the current Real Madrid hierarchy to go all in for Pogboom.
Meanwhile, Barça are also sending positive messages to the ex-Manchester United youth product, who is valued at around €100m.
His price-tag does not only reflect his worth on the pitch, but also his immense sponsorship potential.
Tuttosport also suggest that agent Mino Raiola picked up a commission worth €4.5m to secure Pogba’s contract renewal until 2019.
On Friday Juventus director Beppe Marotta said “we are not looking for buyers.”
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