A deal failed to materialize for French international Paul Pogba this summer, who was wanted by a host of big European clubs. The whole transfer saga started with initial claims suggesting that La Liga giants Real Madrid wanted him, followed by their league rivals Barcelona’s pre-agreement announcement if Laporta became president.
Finally, it was the champions of England, Chelsea, who were the last club being linked with the Frenchman, though nothing really worked out. L’Equipe further on Thursday added an article about the London club’s interest in the Juventus midfielder, claiming that Blues’ boss Jose Mourinho even approached the 22-year-old superstar personally to bring him to Stamford Bridge.
The Portuguese boss made phone calls to Pogba personally in August (the trick which he used for Pedro when he was linked with Manchester United) with the hopes of signing him from the Serie A side, though the Italian outfit refused his approaches politely. However, there is still a big problem over the player’s image rights, which neither the Italian side nor Pogba’s agent, Mino Raiola owns.
Pogba in his early years sold them to someone he considered his friend at the time, Oualid Tanazefti, who now owns them through a company in Luxembourg. Well, with his price expected to rise in the near future, the Premier League giants can look to cash in on him, though he remains keen to play in Spain, as per some claims.