After a season with many difficulties and injuries, Pogba received a bombastic proposal to leave Juventus and could join other French stars
O Al-Ittihadfrom Saudi Arabia, made a million-dollar proposal to have the talent of Paul Pogba on his team, but the player refused the onslaught. At first, the first contract offered was 100 million euros for three seasons, but the Frenchman did not get excited and, with those amounts, preferred to remain in Juventus.
However, the Saudi club, which made official the hiring of Karim Benzema It is N’Golo Kante in this transfer window, he did not give up on negotiations. Therefore, the midfielder saw the proposal rise to 150 million euros for three seasons, around R$ 807 million at the current quotation. The information was disclosed by the Italian newspaper ‘Gazzetta dello Sport‘.
In addition to the stratospheric proposal, the Saudi club has another important factor to convince Pogba. Benzema and Kanté, who were mentioned above, in addition to great players, were the midfielder’s French teammates, who could be decisive in the decision to leave Italy to play for the current champion of Saudi Arabia.
Last season, Pogba went through a very troubled time, spending most of his time in the medical department and playing only 10 official matches. Recovering from a serious knee injury, the midfielder cannot join France’s delegation in Qatar World Cupin addition to embezzling the Old Lady in important moments.
According to ‘Gazzetta dello Sport’, Juventus, who still have a contract with Pogba, are asking for a sum of 10 million euros to release the player. Thus, if Al-Ittihad reaches an agreement with the Italian club, it will be up to the Frenchman to decide whether to leave European football for an astronomical salary or remain in the old continent.
Source: sportbuzz
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