Juventus ‘not worried’ by Paul Pogba’s meeting with PSG

Pogba, who left Manchester United to join the Serie A giants in 2012, has consistently been linked with a move to his country of birth, with mega-rich Paris Saint-Germain reportedly the favourites to secure his signature.

And it has been revealed that the Frenchman travelled to Monaco to meet PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi.

However, Marotta has audaciously claimed that the talk was merely ‘casual’ and that a potential move to the French capital was not discussed.

"I think that it's a display of admiration for one of our players and we're honoured by it," Marotta told Sky Sport Italia.

"It just goes to show that the decision we took several years ago [in signing Pogba] was the right one and a rewarding one, not only for what he's done on the field, but for the admiration he enjoys from other clubs.

"But it doesn't mean we want to put him on the market. His meeting was probably just a casual meeting in which they spoke about football. Certainly it was not down to us wanting to sell Pogba."

Vincent Bregevin, Eurosport France: We guess the meeting was not about the weather… Pogba is a primary target for PSG and it’s pretty certain that this has been discussed during the meeting, whatever Marotta says. Juve should be prepared to lose Pogba this summer. Many top teams are looking at him, teams that can pay higher wages than Juventus. It will be hard for Juve to retain him. A move to PSG seems to be a real possibility. PSG will likely get €70m to spend in the summer market, and this is more or less Pogba’s price. PSG also have players to put in exchange, like Cavani who seems to be a target for Juve. Question mark is about Pogba: if Real or Barca are after him, he might prefer join one of them rather than signing for Paris.

Ilaria Bottura, Eurosport Italy: We, too, think that this meeting wasn’t about the best restaurant in Paris… Marotta is too smart to tell the truth. Anyway, Juventus should be worried: Pogba is a very attractive player and several clubs are interested in him. In this specific case, PSG are a good team to have a conversation with because Juventus are following Edinson Cavani, who could be a counterpart.

Would PSG be a good choice for Pogba? Maybe yes, because the club has a lot of outstanding players, and because Paul could be back home in France. But it is not know which is his preferred club, because, as we just said about Marotta, Juventus are able to persuade players to avoid questions about transfers - Carlos Tevez to Boca Juniors is the most clear and recent example.