Pogba agrees PSG deal to signal the end of disastrous Man Utd move
Cameron Smith
- Updated: 19 Apr 2022 22:49 BST
- 3 min read
Paul Pogba's disastrous move to Manchester United is set to come to an end this summer with his contract expiring once 2021/22 season ends.
It has been reported that the Frenchman has agreed a four-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain which will spell the end of his time in England and a return back to his homeland after over a decade away.
Pogba left France in 2009 to join Man Utd's academy and although rumours about a PSG have surfaced in recent years, a move never materialised.
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However, that appears to have changed with Fichajes reporting the midfielder has agreed to sign a four-year contract at Ligue 1 champions-elect PSG.
The report details how PSG sporting director Leonardo believes that signing Pogba will encourage Kylian Mbappe to extend his stay at the Parc des Princes.
Mbappe, like Pogba, is out of contract this summer and it has been heavily reported that a switch to Real Madrid is on the cards, a club Pogba was constantly linked with in his early days back at Old Trafford.
Los Blancos never landed Pogba but they are hopeful of signing Mbappe this summer, in a mission to pair him up with international team-mate Karim Benzema.
By signing Pogba, PSG are inclined to think that Mbappe would want to stay in order to transfer their chemistry from the national team to club level.
Fichajes have also reported that Ralf Rangnick has communicated to Pogba that he's not in future plans of the team, even though the interim head coach is moving to a consultancy role next year.
Pogba would join a cluster of midfield talent at PSG as they bid to finally win the Champions League, the trophy the club craves above all else.
The midfielder is yet to agree a new deal with Man Utd and an exit seems to be the only possible outcome.
The end of Pogba's Man Utd career
Joining PSG would mean the end of nine years of association with Man Utd. A three-year spell at Juventus was sandwiched in between, but Pogba has been at Old Trafford for almost the entirety of his career. However, since re-joining the club in a world record fee at the time, Pogba hasn't managed to have the impact many expected.
His only trophies at the club came in his first season back, and despite a fairly encouraging goal contribution rate (one G/A roughly every two-and-a-half games), he hasn't always been first choice.
Both Fred and Scott McTominay have been preferred for much of recent times, although Pogba has struggled with injury problems during the past few years.
Following boos aimed at Pogba during Man Utd's win over Norwich City, La Gazzetta dello Sport have reported that the relationship between the Frenchman and the club has reached a point of no return and confirmed that he will leave this summer.
