Paul Pogba gets honest Manchester United transfer answer after return 'offer'

Former Manchester United defender Wes Brown has roundly dismissed the possibility of Paul Pogba making a sensational return to Old Trafford for a third stint. Having been sidelined from action since September 2023 following a four-year ban which was reduced to 18 months due to a failed drugs test, Pogba is set to become eligible to train with a potential new club come January, though he won't be cleared for competitive matches until March.

Despite United being among the clubs touted as a potential destination for the 31-year-old World Cup winner, Brown, who witnessed Pogba's rise to prominence at United under Sir Alex Ferguson, was unequivocal in his assessment during an interview with 10bet, via the Mirror: "I'm not sure about Paul Pogba coming back to United for a third time," he said.

"I can't see it happening. Paul, obviously, as an individual player, he's absolutely class. I've always loved how he played. Again, he gets a lot of stick, but there is no doubting his ability as an individual.

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"Being out for 18 months will be tough for him – it will take him some time to get back to the levels we've seen him produce before. I know he'll be training somewhere, but it's a bit different training in isolation, not being around world-class players."

"Someone will definitely pick him up, no doubt about it, but I can't see it's going to be Man United if I'm being honest."

It comes after former United forward Louis Saha claimed he was told Pogba might get the chance to return to Carrington in the near future. Speaking to