WHY MAN UTD SHOULD NOT SIGN POGBA

There have been talks and rumors at length
about Paul Pogba’s future: on whether he will
stay in Juventus or opt for a move back to Old
Trafford or the Santiago Bernabeu.
Pogba inelegantly left Manchester United in 2012
after falling out with the then manager Sir Alex
Ferguson, but the 23-year old has gone on to
become one of the highest rated central
midfielders in the world.
Since his appointment, Jose Mourinho has
already brought on board Eric Bailly, Zlatan
Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, but until the
Manchester United gaffer secures his fourth and
final signing of the summer, speculations linking
Pogba to United will continue to run rife.
Be that as it may, here are my four reasons why
Manchester United shouldn’t go for the Juventus
star.
Too espensive
Goals, exquisite long range passing and an
imposing physical presence, Pogba is without
question a top drawer player: quite rightly better
than most…but the price tag just doesn’t suffice.
On some days the price has been said to be
£120 million, at times £100 million, but will it
really be worth it? I think not.
Mourinho could easily acquire a marquee central
midfielder for half the price being demanded by
Juve, as he should.
Massive ego
All geniuses are flawed, and Paul Pogba isn’t any
different.
Despite his immensely talented nature, the one
massive stag is his attitude: not anything to do
with his work ethic, but everything to do with his
bossy demeanor.
Pogba in quite unconstrained fashion lashed out
at Moussa Sissoko following France’s
concession of a goal against Portugal last
Sunday during the final of the European
Championship.
His actions may have been as a result of his
innate, unyielding desire to succeed, but that was
no way to treat a teammate in the glaring eyes of
the whole world.
Too many cooks spoil the broth
The Galacticos of Real Madrid never won the
Champions League for the simple reason that too
many cooks spoil the broth.
Mourinho himself never did it either during his
three seasons at the Bernabeu, while
Manchester City are still seemingly miles away
from their first ever European triumph.
Having a figure like Ibra in the dressing room is
already in and within itself a monumental task,
how then will the egos of Paul Pogba, Wayne
Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic live in mutual,
harmonious co-existence?
Jose Mourinho certainly has his work cut out for
him should Pogba return to Old Trafford.
Makes the club look bad
If there is one club capable of paying the asking
price for the transfer, then it’s assuredly
Manchester United.
Should it ever materialize, it will topple Gareth
Bale’s £85 million move to Real Madrid as the
most expensive signing of all time.
The one problem however is that paying £100
million for a player who left as a free agent four
years ago utterly beats logic and goes against
everything that United stands for as a club.
It should be noted that this particular criticism is
for the said transfer fee, and not necessarily for
the player.