{"id":17323,"date":"2022-05-06T18:00:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T22:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/05\/06\/trouble-brewing-in-manchester-as-man-city-ready-swoop-for-paul-pogba\/"},"modified":"2022-05-06T18:00:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T22:00:41","slug":"trouble-brewing-in-manchester-as-man-city-ready-swoop-for-paul-pogba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/05\/06\/trouble-brewing-in-manchester-as-man-city-ready-swoop-for-paul-pogba\/","title":{"rendered":"Trouble brewing in Manchester as Man City ready swoop for Paul Pogba"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Word stemming from the English media on Friday suggests that Paul Pogba could yet continue plying his trade in Manchester beyond the summer, but on the blue half of the city, rather than the red\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The subject of midfielder Pogba\u2019s future has of course long proven a major talking point at Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>This comes with the Frenchman looking primed to depart the club for the 2nd time in a decade, ahead of the expiration of his contract at Old Trafford in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>A whole host of clubs from across the continent, in turn, have been touted as potential landing spots for Pogba, with the trio of Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Juventus understood to be keen on his signature.<\/p>\n<p>As alluded to above, though, if the latest speculation to have surfaced in the press late on Friday night is anything to go by, then a shock twist could yet be in the tale when it comes to Pogba\u2019s future\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1708564\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1708564\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1708564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1240091533-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Trouble brewing in Manchester as Man City ready swoop for Paul Pogba\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1240091533-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1240091533-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1240091533-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1240091533-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1240091533-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1240091533-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1240091533-910x607.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1708564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Pogba reacts during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on April 19, 2022 (Photo by OLI SCARFF\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As per a report from Sami Mokbel of the Daily Mail, \u2018Manchester City are interested in signing Pogba on a free transfer\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola is understood to have identified his side\u2019s ranks in the middle of the park as being in need of reinforcement, ahead of the imminent departure of Fernandinho.<\/p>\n<p>And Pogba, in turn, is one such player to have been shortlisted as a target on the part of the Sky Blues, who have begun \u2018exploring\u2019 the terms of a potential deal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Man City are interested in signing Paul Pogba on a free transfer. Story here with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeKeegan_DM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MikeKeegan_DM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e0eL2uH6J8\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/e0eL2uH6J8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sami Mokbel (@SamiMokbel81_DM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamiMokbel81_DM\/status\/1522675986042662912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/erik-ten-hag-speaks-out-on-possibility-of-man-united-raiding-ajax-this-summer\/\">Erik ten Hag speaks out on possibility of Man United raiding Ajax this summer<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/top-stories\/dortmund-bundesliga-to-lose-erling-haaland-but-gain-karim-adeyemi\/\">One in one out? Manchester City agree deal with Erling Haaland; Dortmund gain Karim Adeyemi<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Word stemming from the English media on Friday suggests that Paul Pogba could yet continue plying his trade in Manchester beyond the summer, but on the blue half of the city, rather than the red\u2026 The subject of midfielder Pogba\u2019s future has of course long proven a major talking point at Manchester United. 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