Juventus director says Italian champions “love Paul Pogba”
Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici has admitted that the Turin club love Paul Pogba amid rumours of a summer bid
The Serie A champions unveiled Maurizio Sarri as their new head coach on Thursday and the assembled reporters took the chance to quiz Paratici on the potential return of the World Cup-winning midfielder.
“Pogba is a Manchester United player, he was with us for many years, he grew up here and we love him, but he is a Manchester United player,” he replied.
Paratici also revealed that Juve are considering a move for reported United and Arsenal target Adrien Rabiot, who is set to leave PSG on a free transfer at the end of the month.
“There are many clubs who want Rabiot,” said Paratici.
“We are in the running, not just for him, but the other targets in our minds.
“We’ll discuss it with Maurizio and try to find the right targets together for the team we want to see.”
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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.
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