Both Chelsea and PSG are the latest clubs reported to be lining up offers for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba.
A report in today’s Daily Express suggests English Premier League side Chelsea are preparing a bid for the French midfielder which would include players Andre Schurrle and possibly John Obi Mikel as well as a transfer fee of €52m.
Pogba signed a new contract with Juve just 3 months ago, but that hasn’t stopped the press linking him with a move away from Turin following comments made by his agent.
The tabloid goes on to report that Jose Mourinho wants to bolster his squad for next season and would like to include players in any deal involving Pogba, in order to comply with Financial Fair Play rules.
Over in France, Paris Saint-Germain are also reported to be readying a €75m bid of their own, according to French news outlet RMC Sport.
According to the news agency, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, Chairman of Qatar Sports Investments (QSi) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Paris Saint-Germain, is planning a revolution at the club this summer.
Players such as Edinson Cavani, Thiago Motto, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Yohan Cabaye are being linked with a move away from Parc Des Princes which would in turn give the French Champions room to manoeuvre and comply with Financial Fair Play rules.
Previous reports linked both Marco Verratti and Edinson Cavani with a move to Juve in exchange for Pogba.
Another day, another Pogba article 😛
Tho the PSG offer is almost too good to decline, if it’s true (referring to the Cavani + Verratti deal)
I’d still refuse, maybe cause i’m not Italian.
You refer to Verratti then, not impressed or how do I have to interpret the not italian thingy? I’m not italian either but it looks like a good deal
IMO Juve does not need Verratti, and Verratti does not worth as much as Pogba does.
Really? You’re not Italian? :p
You’re right, I was referring to Verratti. Let me put it this way: it doesn’t seem like a bad deal. At all. But I’d only take it if he really wants to go.
There’s a small hint in my name 😛
Yeah agreed with that
Yeah you got me confused there haha
Haha I love Italy but I’m not italian
it’s madness, it’s being reported every day – i think we know who is interested now. Next thing we’ll write about is IF anything actually develops.
Yeah seems like it’s all about Pogba now, I blame Raiola for this, with his comments about Pogba not going to stay in Italy. Kinda asking for it :p
If you need to make a new article I hope it’s about Pogba telling them all to fuck off 😛 (or about to transfer for 300mill, that would be nice too :P)
I wouldn’t trade Pogba for them. Especially not for Verratti. He is a great midfielder, he does nice things, but Pogba is way better than him. I hope Juve does not value Verratti more than Pogba just because he is Italian.
Well I agree to that, but if we were to lose Pogba, it would be nice to have Verratti straight away to replace him, no? Plus Cavani, a lethal striker we could really use
First off, I don’t think an ex-Napoli player would want to sign for Juve, so I just can’t believe this deal to work.
Pogba and Verratti are two different kind of midfielders. Sure it would be nice to have Verratti in case we let Pogba go, but I don’t think Verratti could replace him directly. Sure he would be a starter, but he would not be able to play the same role Pogba does.
Also, I don’t think Verratti’s skill is unique, Pogba is far ahead of him in this.
I kinda wish Juve would make a “record” signing and just buying Verratti out of PSG, but that won’t happen.
It’s only fantasy stuff mate! xD
I don’t know whether or not Cavani would like to join Juve or not, it depends on him. Quags is a Neapolitan and also ex Napoli player but he joined us too without any problems, so why would Cavani make trouble about it.
Pogba and Verratti are indeed different, but imagine Pogba is gone, who would you put in his place? Verratti would be a good option since he’s talented, young, Italian and a Juvefan as well.Sure he’s not up to Pogba’s level now, but any other midfield options would also cost a shitload of money and arguably be just the same quality as Verratti.
Let’s say we try to get Kroos instead or Götze, Januzaj, (whatever :P), they are about the same as Verratti (you can ofc argue this, but the differences in quality would be of a minor degree imho)
But they would have to adapt to a new league, language, culture and each one of those would cost around 40mill.
If I had to choose then, I prefer Verratti over those. Ofc any of the other ones would be amazing too, but it’s all unlikely to happen.
Just buying Verratti would be nice, but I think it would be a bit of a waste of money, he wouldn’t be a starter and our midfield is strong enough without him. We should focus on getting a world class striker (especially with Tevez gone after next season) and a quality LB.
I don’t see a need for a #10 like we’re chasing after apparently, the striker and LB are far more important
I was 100% sure you would say Quags. I think he is different because he played 1 year there, I’m sure Napoli fans didn’t even get mad about it, but I can’t imagine the same with Cavani. His skill is undeniable and we could use him, I agree.
IMO Verratti will never be as good as Pogba is or can become.
To simply put, Marco will never win an aerial duel against decent opponents, and he can’t be as physical as Pogba can. These are things no matter how hard Verratti would train to become Pogba, he wouldn’t. I probably just like Pogba’s play style better.
Of course LB would be my top priority aswell, Evra is just not enough if we want to compete in CL and Serie A at the same time.
A striker would be great, but I don’t even know who I would sign.. Falcao would be nice, but again, he costs more than we would pay anyway..
Götze, Kroos, Januzaj: these are not even realistic 😛
But if I had to choose an unrealistic transfer, I would go for Reus.
Well yeah it was an obvious one, Quags is the most recent one to do that 😛 Plus he was born there so yeah, he has a strong link with the city too. But Cavani was way better and more celebrated but the thing is, it would still be up to him. Not sure how he feels about Juve.
Hard to say how good he will become but yeah, I also prefer Pogba to Verratti. I love his flair and elegance, combined with that brute strength.
Yeah exactly, Evra is just decent, not great, as you say. We need a better option with Evra as a good substitute, as long as he remains in Turin.
Not sure on which striker either, Zaza would be nice but he’s isn’t really world class (yet). This is where Cavani comes back in the picture 😛 Falcao would be nice, if affordable and if he gets back to his old form. Big ifs there. Jovetic is also an option but also not world class.
Verratti isn’t realistic either, unless in this trade with Pogba 😛 Reus would be nice too, I wouldn’t really want Kroos or Gotze but I was just using them in the comparison
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