7 players who crossed fierce transfer divides as Paul Pogba 'open' to Carlos Tevez repeat

Paul Pogba's Manchester United future continues to hang in the balance, with the Frenchman out of contract in the summer, and the Frenchman has declined to close the door on a Manchester City switch which would anger plenty of United fans.

While United remain hopeful of extending Pogba's stay at Old Trafford, he is believed to be open to joining another Premier League club, with City among those capable of meeting the World Cup winner's wage demands.

He would not be the first player to trade United for City, and not even the first to do so since the latter became power players in the Premier League, with Carlos Tevez making a notable switch back in 2009.

United and City is far from the only big footballing rivalry where such drama has unfolded, though. Here, Mirror Football looks at a selection of players who crossed some of the sport's biggest divides.

It wasn't just Tevez's move across the divide which hit a nerve - it was everything else that went along with it.

The infamous billboard took centre-stage, with the 'RIP Fergie' banner close behind, but to focus only on those matters is to ignore the changing tide between the two teams.

When Peter Schmeichel and Andrew Cole moved to City, they did so with their best days behind them, having achieved what they needed to do as United players.

Tevez, in contrast, had plenty left to give and was joining a team on the up, emphasising the fact when he played his part in City's dramatic late-season run to beat United to the 2011-12 Premier League title.

There are some Tottenham Hotspur fans who still haven't forgiven Campbell for his actions, more than 20 years after leaving the club for north London neighbours Arsenal.

Campbell had made his Spurs debut as a teenager