Paul Pogba's protracted return to Manchester United is
finally agreed
United and Juventus have formalised the £100million deal
That breaks the current record held by £86m Gareth Bale
Pogba will sign a five-year contract worth £290,000 a week
United are set to officially confirm the deal
The No 6 shirt is ready and waiting for Pogba at the club
Man Utd transfer news: All the latest from Old Trafford
By MARTIN SAMUEL FOR BE INFORMED and SIMON JONES FOR BE INFORMED
PUBLISHED: 09:40 GMT, 29 July 2016 | UPDATED: 11:18 GMT, 29
July 2016
Paul Pogba is set to be officially confirmed as a Manchester
United player again after his world record £100million move was finally sealed
on Thursday night.
After weeks of negotiations, United have agreed a huge fee
for the Juventus star to complete Jose Mourinho's summer spending spree.
United are eager to parade their new signing - who completed
a medical in Los Angeles and will wear the No 6 shirt - and are set to
officially announce his arrival.
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Pogba was pictured at the Mr Chow restaurant in Los Angeles
on Thursday
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The France star was also spotted shoe shopping in Beverly
HIlls on Thursday
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The deal for the 23-year-old France midfielder is done after
Pogba's agent Mino Raiola held further talks with Juventus officials and
lawyers in Turin on Thursday afternoon.
United and Juventus have agreed to pay a fee to Raiola with
part of his 20 per cent bonus being accounted for in Pogba's overall deal.
It is understood, however, that Juventus will announce the
fee at £84.3m on account of the tax they are due to pay on the transfer. The
current world record transfer fee is the £86m paid by Real Madrid to Tottenham
for Gareth Bale in 2013.
Pogba had a medical in Los Angeles after his recent holiday
in Florida before signing a five-year contract worth £290,000 a week.
TOP 10 BIGGEST TRANSFERS
Paul Pogba - Juventus to Man United £100m
Gareth Bale - Tottenham to Real Madrid £86m
Cristiano Ronaldo - Man United to Real Madrid £80m
Gonzalo Higuain - Napoli to Juventus £76m
Neymar - Santos to Barcelona £72m
Luis Suarez - Liverpool to Barcelona £63m
James Rodriguez - Monaco to Real Madrid £60m
Angel di Maria - Real Madrid to Man United £60m
Kaka - Milan to Real Madrid £56m
Kevin De Bruyne - Wolfsburg to Man City £55m
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He will sign a five-year contract worth £290,000 a week at
United
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Pogba will wear the No 6 shirt after joining the Old
Trafford club this weekend
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Pogba left Old Trafford on a free transfer in 2012 after a
lack of first-team opportunities
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The add-ons will include a bonus to Juventus should he renew
his contract at United and another should he win the Ballon d'Or.
The France star was spotted out and about in Beverly HIlls
on Thursday visiting Mr Chow - a high-end Chinese cuisine restaurant - and
shopping for a new pair of shoes.
Pogba left Old Trafford in July 2012 after the then United
manager Sir Alex Ferguson refused to agree to Raiola's demands for an improved
contract. Juventus paid them just £800,000 in compensation.
PAUL POGBA: 2015-16 STATS
Appearances: 42
Goals: 10
Assists: 12
Minutes played: 3621
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic joined up with the Manchester United
squad for the first time on Thursday
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He becomes United's fourth signing since Jose Mourinho was
appointed as manager, following defender Eric Bailly, striker Zlatan
Ibrahimovic and attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
The previous transfer record paid by a British club was the
£59.7m United forked out for Argentina winger Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid
in August 2014.
The news came late on Mourinho's 'clear-out Thursday', when
German World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger, 31, became the highest-profile
victim as a host of players were told they can leave the club, either
permanently or on loan.
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