United deny Pogba wage reports Paul Pogba is demanding a doubling of his wages if Manchester United want him to stay loyal to the club.
That’s according to the Daily Express, which says that the French midfielder “is looking to increase his wage to £600,000-a-week” amid interest from Real Madrid and former club Juventus.
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Currently on £290,000-a-week, Pogba believes he is worth a bit more and the Express says that Spanish publication Diario Madridista and Italy’s Tuttosport are reporting that the player’s agent Mino Raiola will “use talks to try and increase his salary”.
The Express says that United are “confident” the 26-year-old will remain at Old Trafford but that may depend on the outcome of the imminent contract negotiations between the club and Raiola.
According to the Daily Mail, a United source disputes these claims, telling the paper: “Paul still has two years left on his current deal with an option of an extra year so there’s been no talks about a new contract and nothing from Paul saying he wants an increase in wages… anyone that says he’s been asking for £600,000-a-week is wrong.” Real move for Van de Beek
United better hope that Pogba stays loyal to them because it appears they’ve lost out on Donny van de Beek.
The Daily Mirror says that Real Madrid “have moved into pole position” to sign the Ajax playmaker, who has been instrumental in restoring the glory days to the Amsterdam club in recent seasons.
United were tailing the 22-year-old Dutch ace in the summer but allegedly backed off when Ajax asked for £35m for his services.
The Mirror says United had also decided that “Pogba was staying at Old Trafford”, although that might not be the case if they don’t start salvaging their season.
As for Real, they are ready to fork out £100m to land Van de Beek as they also look to bring back the good times to the Bernabeu.
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