Any chance of this being announced today?
There's a chance, obviously, but the probability is very low, I'd say going by the last quotes from di Marzio and Nerozzi.
Best guess is Thursday / Friday if indeed it is announced this week. That said, given how slowly things went on Mkhitaryan even after BVB announced it as a done deal, I can see this going to the next week. No doubt that it's virtually done, but I think the paperwork will take a while to get sorted out... Then again, I'm pressing F5 constantly, so you know what the heart desires...(regardless of what the head says...)
The biggest clubs in the world will always hold that record.
Yup - and United do want to make a statement. Nothing wrong with not having held this to date, but equally, nothing wrong with us holding it after this deal.
Skysports news are making it seem like we still haven't agreed a fee or personal terms.
SSN has been sh*te at transfer news for a while. I'd rather rely on what di Marzio is saying, which is quite clear!
Was hoping it was basically done and ready to be signed
Ready to be signed sounds like they're just waiting for Pogba to put pen to paper. In reality, contracts are always complex deals. Agreeing in principle and agreeing on paper are generally quite a ways apart as the legal teams like to ensure everything is watertight (that's what they're paid for). The prices and money are only a small part of a contract - the legal terms, timelines etc. take ages to sift through and thrash out. Have even seen contracts dangle for weeks on clauses like arbitration, jurisdiction, valuation bases (in cross-border deals), how to value incentives etc...
There's always a chance. But as far as we can guess, it's "this week". i'd imagine we'll get a better sense of today's possibility when more journo's start commenting.
Yup - should know more by the evening, but I'm now jaded. Can't see this not happening and equally, feel it's unlikely to be closed before Pogba finishes his vacation and is back in Europe / the UK (depending on which outlet you choose to believe). All that said, I recall somebody (can't remember who) saying a week or more ago that it was a done deal and that Pogba would first fly to the UK, finish the medical, sign the documents etc. and then go to Turin to pick up his stuff before finally getting back to get together with the team. Sounds plausible if you ask me...