'We love Paul Pogba': Juventus director admires Manchester United star but rules out Serie A return

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Joe Krishnan9 October 2018

Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici has revealed the Serie A giants have a "fantastic relationship" with Paul Pogba but insists they are not interested in re-signing the midfielder.

Pogba left Juventus to join Manchester United in an £89 million deal in 2016, making him then the most expensive player in the world.

However, the 25-year-old has often struggled to meet expectations of him at Old Trafford, with pundits singling him out for his lack of consistency and work rate.

More recently, the World Cup winner has had a public falling out with manager Jose Mourinho and was told he would not captain the team again after criticising Mourinho's tactics in the 1-1 draw with Wolves last month.

That has led to the playmaker reportedly seeking a move away from Old Trafford but Paratici says the Frenchman will not be going back to Turin.

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"We love Paul Pogba," he told Italian news outlet Sportmediaset.

"We have a fantastic relationship with him but we never thought about it [his return to Juventus] and we're not going to think about it."

Pogba has made 98 appearances for United since his return to Manchester, having left the club on a free transfer to join Juventus in 2012.

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But the Frenchman has made no secret of his spat with Mourinho, saying that "there are things that I cannot say otherwise I will get fined" after the 2-1 win over Leicester in August.

He was linked with a move to Barcelona in the summer transfer window but the move failed to materialise and the La Liga champions opted to sign Arturo Vidal and Arthur instead to bolster their midfield.

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