Paul Pogba - Free Agent | ban reduced - able to play competitively from March 2025

shabz said:
Apparently he will be allowed to train at Carrington to regain his fitness in search of a new club. We've always been helpful to ex players in this respect, but with the circus that always follows him, I'm not sure the potential distraction is necessary whilst we are trying to kick off the Amorim era.
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How is allowing an ex player to train at Carrington going to be a distraction? It's not as if he's going to be in first team training with everyone, he'll most likely be training like Sancho did when away from the group last season.

Classy move by the club imo.
 
SirScholes said:
Especially when he’s left twice for free, cost 100m to bring back and was a toxic presence in the dressing room
Let clubs like Marseille sign players like him
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Mourinho aside, I don’t recall anyone calling Pogba a toxic presence. In fact, all his coaches and peers say the exact opposite.

In any case, it is the club allowing an academy graduate to train at the facilities to regain fitness - as the club has done/allowed previously - it’s not like he’s being handed a multi year contract or something.
 
Wish him all the best. Like him as a player, but very inconsistent.

Could do an Evans, but I hope we stay clear.
 
shabz said:
Apparently he will be allowed to train at Carrington to regain his fitness in search of a new club. We've always been helpful to ex players in this respect, but with the circus that always follows him, I'm not sure the potential distraction is necessary whilst we are trying to kick off the Amorim era.
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“Apparently” :lol:
 
shabz said:
Apparently he will be allowed to train at Carrington to regain his fitness in search of a new club. We've always been helpful to ex players in this respect, but with the circus that always follows him, I'm not sure the potential distraction is necessary whilst we are trying to kick off the Amorim era.
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Might be an ace up out sleeves come March to May.. a bit like Larson.
 
This is the same bloke who wanted to leave in 2019, said he wasn’t there mentally any more, had a miserable time of it the last couple of years and then did a documentary about his decision to leave on a free again?

If true, why on earth would he want to come back, even if only to train?
 
Remember the geese said:
Will be funny when Amorim notices that Pogba is still better than half of our players and is quickly snapped up Jonny Evans style.
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It’s impossible to see that level of technical ability and not be moved.

Ruben, I’ve got one more in me!
 
Why would we let him train with us when he can potentially join a rival? makes no sense, probably bs
 
I’d welcome him back in a heartbeat, particularly as one of the 10s in a 3-4-2-1 system if Amorim sticks with that setup. He’s arguably a level above anyone we currently have, especially when it comes to passing and playmaking. It’s unlikely to happen, but if it did, I certainly wouldn’t have any complaints.
 
Walters_19_MuFc said:
I’d welcome him back in a heartbeat, particularly as one of the 10s in a 3-4-2-1 system if Amorim sticks with that setup. He’s arguably a level above anyone we currently have, especially when it comes to passing and playmaking. It’s unlikely to happen, but if it did, I certainly wouldn’t have any complaints.
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I agree. I don't think we're popular with this take though.
 
Walters_19_MuFc said:
I’d welcome him back in a heartbeat, particularly as one of the 10s in a 3-4-2-1 system if Amorim sticks with that setup. He’s arguably a level above anyone we currently have, especially when it comes to passing and playmaking. It’s unlikely to happen, but if it did, I certainly wouldn’t have any complaints.
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RedTiger said:
I agree. I don't think we're popular with this take though.
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Entirely depends on if he can stay fit. His last couple of seasons here it looked like he couldn't handle the intensity of this league anymore.

If he can handle it, it's a no brainer. We desperately need more quality. I don't think he can anymore, though.

This was one of his last performances:




Some moments of quality, but didn't seem to be moving too well (in a much slower league) and ended with a hamstring injury. Unfortunately, because I'd love to see him back playing well, too, I think that ship has sailed.
 
Dear lord. Keep him away from the club. He's toxic. There's a reason he wasn't kept on. INEOS should tell him to go train in London with Chelsea.
 
He left us for free to join Juve, after years of insane wages and constant drama. He didn't think once about helping us recoup some of his £80m+ transfer fee, only about lining his pockets.

Now he's in a bad spot, we invite him to come and train at the club to get his career back on track??

Unfecking believable.

Maybe we could get Lingard back too, they could practise their dance moves at training.
 
Yagami said:
Entirely depends on if he can stay fit. His last couple of seasons here it looked like he couldn't handle the intensity of this league anymore.

If he can handle it, it's a no brainer. We desperately need more quality. I don't think he can anymore, though.

This was one of his last performances:




Some moments of quality, but didn't seem to be moving too well (in a much slower league) and ended with a hamstring injury. Unfortunately, because I'd love to see him back playing well, too, I think that ship has sailed.
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Looks like he's struggling to keep up in a very slow game, doesn't seem to want to move fast.
 
Brophs said:
This is the same bloke who wanted to leave in 2019, said he wasn’t there mentally any more, had a miserable time of it the last couple of years and then did a documentary about his decision to leave on a free again?

If true, why on earth would he want to come back, even if only to train?
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It seems bizarre both ways round.

But you know we still have fans that would be happy for us re-signing him, as if years and years of moans about the whole circus and losing tonnes of money twice, weren't enough.
 
He's barely kicked a ball in three years. Even before the ban he was pretty much out for a year injured.
 
RedTiger said:
I agree. I don't think we're popular with this take though.
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If he can do a job, lower wages, keep his head down, plays to win, maybe also try and get into the French team. Might be a good a redemption story. It’s a punt that United don’t really have much to lose. A bit like with with Evans (more complicated due to the personality) but can observe him in training and see if the quality is there and fitness returns, if those match can also judge if the character is suitable to playing for United.

But I’m pretty sure if there were any character issues he wouldn’t be welcomed back. It’s not like with Sancho who being under contract the club had a duty of care and also it made sense to make sure he was training properly to keep his level up and increase the likelihood of getting the best deal for him.
 
Don’t see anything wrong with letting him come back to train as a goodwill gesture, no matter how things went he’s an academy graduate and it would be nice to at least allow him a place to build up a bit of fitness.

Hopefully for him the extended period off the pitch has helped with injury issues and he can join a new side with a level of freshness in his legs.

When it comes to the possibility of rejoining us and being given a contract I don’t see any harm in assessing things in a very matter of fact step by step basis. Does it seem like he’d have the legs? Is he ready and willing to play a selfless, simplified, and dedicated game? Basically it would take a lot of things going right for him to be brought back into the fold but I don’t see the harm in exploring the path to see if it leads anywhere.
 
Nori- said:
He left us for free to join Juve, after years of insane wages and constant drama. He didn't think once about helping us recoup some of his £80m+ transfer fee, only about lining his pockets.

Now he's in a bad spot, we invite him to come and train at the club to get his career back on track??

Unfecking believable.

Maybe we could get Lingard back too, they could practise their dance moves at training.
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As per my post above, if Jesse was without a club then he can come back any time to train.
 
Brophs said:
This is the same bloke who wanted to leave in 2019, said he wasn’t there mentally any more, had a miserable time of it the last couple of years and then did a documentary about his decision to leave on a free again?

If true, why on earth would he want to come back, even if only to train?
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He's not training WITH the club, just using our facilities. He just had a break with Juve, probably feels more awkward training there since the contract got tore up, compared to at United where for the most part he's left on friendly terms (even if many fans were in uproar). Plus as mentioned by others that we've always been accommodating towards ex (academy) players.

While he's figuring out what's next he needs to train somewhere, and our facilities are probably better than Le Havre's. Plus he came to Manchester when he was 16, he probably has a lot of friends around the area that would be good for him to be around while he hits the reset button on his life/career.
 
TsuWave said:
Mourinho aside, I don’t recall anyone calling Pogba a toxic presence. In fact, all his coaches and peers say the exact opposite.

In any case, it is the club allowing an academy graduate to train at the facilities to regain fitness - as the club has done/allowed previously - it’s not like he’s being handed a multi year contract or something.
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Yeah he's literally never been considered toxic or anything close by anyone who's had experience working with him, quite the opposite actually.
 
RobbieBerns said:
Don’t see anything wrong with letting him come back to train as a goodwill gesture, no matter how things went he’s an academy graduate and it would be nice to at least allow him a place to build up a bit of fitness.

Hopefully for him the extended period off the pitch has helped with injury issues and he can join a new side with a level of freshness in his legs.

When it comes to the possibility of rejoining us and being given a contract I don’t see any harm in assessing things in a very matter of fact step by step basis. Does it seem like he’d have the legs? Is he ready and willing to play a selfless, simplified, and dedicated game? Basically it would take a lot of things going right for him to be brought back into the fold but I don’t see the harm in exploring the path to see if it leads anywhere.
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I'd have 0 issues giving him a 6 month contract as basically a trial before the summer. If he's up for it, then great you get a really valuable player to use in a spot where we are often lacking and he'll be motivated to impress for any future club to go after him in the summer. If he's gash and can't get a look in, then no harm and he leaves in the summer anyways

Also would be hilarious seeing the meltdown from United fans as if we signed Hitler or something.
 
Reading this thread is genuinely close to giving me a brain aneurysm.

Anyone who wants him back is fecking mental.
 
Ashamed to say I’d have him back if circumstances allowed. He wasn’t as bad a many make out and ultimately he was a fun football player to watch. There’s been too few of those at Utd and in football in general for my money!
 
Valencia Shin Crosses said:
I'd have 0 issues giving him a 6 month contract as basically a trial before the summer. If he's up for it, then great you get a really valuable player to use in a spot where we are often lacking and he'll be motivated to impress for any future club to go after him in the summer. If he's gash and can't get a look in, then no harm and he leaves in the summer anyways

Also would be hilarious seeing the meltdown from United fans as if we signed Hitler or something.
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People need to understand that the circumstances are just completely different to when he was here last, both for the player and for the club. If a potential deal comes true that’s genuinely mutual beneficial it would be stupid not to make that move, particularly if the terms were in our favor. Can’t deny the feel good factor there if it went well and also just the benefits to having a guy who knows the club and could come in and be a great mentor to the likes of Mainoo/Kone etc.
 
JB08 said:
Reading this thread is genuinely close to giving me a brain aneurysm.

Anyone who wants him back is fecking mental.
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Loads of his fanboys on social media have themselves convinced he's making a return for United. The Saudi retirement league is the best place for him once he's allowed to play again next year.
 
always_hoping said:
Loads of his fanboys on social media have themselves convinced he's making a return for United. The Saudi retirement league is the best place for him once he's allowed to play again next year.
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Well it worked for Jonny Evans
 
I love watching Pogba play but he seems like the opposite type of player Amorim would want here. Nice gesture by the club but thankfully I'm sure that's all this is.

He's surely Saudi bound?
 
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