Pogba, who parted ways with United when his agreement ran out last month, has signed a 4-year contract with Juventus that will tie him down with the Turin club until June 2026.
“Juventus Football Club announces that it has signed a contract of employment with the player Paul Pogba… Juventus and the player have signed a contract of employment until 30 June 2026,” Juventus stated in a statement.
Pogba joined United in 2016 for a then-world record fee of 89 million pounds ($106.32 million) however the 4-times Serie A champion triumphed only 2 trophies with the Premier league club — the League Cup and the Europa League in his first season.
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Ronaldo was absent when new United manager Erik ten Hag welcomed the club’s international players to Carrington for the beginning of pre-season training.
CR7 told the club he was dealing with a family matter and remained absent.
Eventually, Ronaldo will not be part of the group flying to Bangkok on Friday and there is no guess of when he will link up with United, who compete against Liverpool in Thailand on Tuesday ahead of flying to Australia.
It came up over the weekend that Ronaldo had asked to quit Old Trafford after growing unhappy with their poor form since his comeback last year.
United missed a Champions League place after ending 6th in the Premier League.
Nevertheless, United compel Ronaldo will be part of the squad this season amidst reported interest from Chelsea and Napoli.
“Cristiano Ronaldo will not be part of the Manchester United party scheduled to depart for our pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia on Friday.”
“He has been granted additional time off to deal with a family issue,” a United representative notified the Manchester Evening News.
“Cristiano remains under contract with Manchester United for another season and he is not for sale.”
Ronaldo scored 24 goals in all tournaments last season and was named the club’s Player of the Year, however United’s wait for a first trophy since 2017 continued.
]]>Ronaldo, 37, returned to Old Trafford from Juventus last summer.
Nevertheless, whilst he was United’s top scorer last season – and 3rd in the Premier League – the overall campaign was seen as a colossal dismay.
Man Utd finished 6th in the Premier League so got excluded on Champions League qualification.
That means Ronaldo, who has a year left on his agreement plus an optional year, faces playing in the Europa League for the very first time.
It is not something he is looking with happiness and the 5-time Ballon d’Or winner feels there could be more alluring options available to him at this spot in his career.
The former Real Madrid forward is worried, he respects United but as he steps into the final stages of his career, he wants to compete for the biggest accomplishments.
It is understood United do not appraise Ronaldo as a player who is for sale.
Whilst it would be a shock to United’s prestige if they were to lose one of the epic players they have ever had, it would also solve a few matters for new manager Erik ten Hag.
Ronaldo is the highest paid player in the Premier League and his departure would create more scope within United’s summer transfer bucket.
Ronaldo is due to come back to the club for pre-season training this week. It is expected he will be on their pre-season tour to Thailand and Australia.
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