Manchester United’s Paul Pogba ‘highly motivated’, even if it’s to secure a contact elsewhere - Ralf Rangnick

Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick is certain Paul Pogba is “highly motivated” to perform for the club, even if it is to secure a contract elsewhere. The France international’s contract is up at the end of the season and the Premier League club are at risk of losing the midfielder for free for the second time in his career, having brought him back to Old Trafford for a then world record fee in 2016.

There are reports that he has been offered a new deal, with several newspapers claiming new terms would be worth £500,000 per week. Ad/> Pogba is back in training following a thigh injury he suffered in November and although upcoming Premier League matches may come too soon, it is possible he will return to the team for their FA Cup fourth round tie with Middlesbrough.

Premier LeagueOpinion: Man Utd need to act in the market if they don't want to waste Rangnick's time13/01/2022 AT 16:22 Despite doubts around his future, Rangnick says he will have no problem bringing Pogba back into the team when he is ready. “By the way, my contract as a manager is also expiring in the summer.

So, for us, we have the same goal, we have the same ambition to be as successful as we can possibly be in the next three or four months,” said the German. «For me, it's not a question if a player has an expiring contract.