Juventus are closing in on re-signing free agent Paul Pogba

Juventus are increasingly confident of reaching agreement with free agent Paul Pogba.

Pogba, who left Manchester United at the end of last season following a six-year spell back at his boyhood club, is close to linking back up with former manager Massimiliano Allegri and progress on the deal is expected to move quickly.

Further meetings are scheduled with Pogba's lawyer Rafaela Pimenta this week, with Juve hoping to complete a deal in the coming weeks in preparation for the new Serie A season.

A potential four-year deal back in Italy will be worth £68million to Pogba, who left the club in 2016 for a then-world record fee of £89million in 2016.

The French World Cup winner went onto make 226 appearances for United, scoring 39 goals, but struggled to reach the heights many fans had hoped for.

Rafaela Pimenta, the lawyer who has taken over the negotiations for former clients of Mino Raiola after his death, is working on a deal for Pogba at Juventus. 

Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid are also though to be interested in the 29-year-old, but Juventus are strong favourites for his signature. 

After six difficult seasons at United, where he last won a major trophy in his first campaign back at the club, Pogba departed Old Trafford at the start of June.

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