'Once a Red, always a Red' - Manchester United confirm Paul Pogba departure on free transfer

Manchester United have confirmed that Paul Pogba will leave the club after his contract expires at the end of June. The 29-year-old Frenchman had failed to make any progress during talks with the club over the past two years over the possibility of staying on at the club and he is now free to join another club on a free transfer.

Ad/> He has been linked with a move to Real Madrid for most of his time at Old Trafford since his switch from Juventus in 2016, and fellow La Liga club Barcelona made an offer for the player in the summer of 2020. He is also said to be in negotiations with Juventus over a return to the Serie A club, who originally signed the World Cup winner from United in 2012 as he failed to gain regular first team football under Sir Alex Ferguson.

FootballWill Pogba 'follow his heart' to Juve or 'his pockets' to PSG? — Inside Europe20/05/2022 AT 09:10 He returned in the same summer as Jose Mourinho’s appointment as manager and failed to convince the Portuguese of his reliability. He was often left out of the team entirely or on the bench, and after Mourinho left the club he regularly missed long stretches of campaigns as a result of injuries.

While he struggled for form under Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and then interim manager Ralf Rangnick, he impressed in his appearances for his national team and won the World Cup, but could never consistently maintain the same form for his club. On the club’s official website, a statement read: “Everyone at the club would like to congratulate Paul on his successful career, and thank him for his contributions to Manchester United.