Paul Pogba has refused to rule out a move from Manchester United this summer, but says he will not join Paris Saint-Germain.
Pogba’s future at Old Trafford has been thrown into doubt amid concerns over his relationship with Jose Mourinho. United’s record £89million signing has been left on the bench and substituted on a number of occasions during a disappointing season.
The Frenchman, who was again below-par in United’s defeat to Chelsea in the FA Cup final at Wembley, admitted that he had some ‘mental’ issues over his relationship with Mourinho.
Speaking to French TV channel Canal+ on Sunday, he offered no assurances that he will still be a United player next season.
‘You’re never sure of anything,’ he said. ‘Contractually, it’s on, yes.’
On Mourinho, he added: ‘There were times when I wasn’t playing. I was on the bench. Much has been spoken about.
‘People thought it was wrong but a coach and player don’t have to be best friends. One is not forced to go to the restaurant together. I had some problems – it’s mental.
‘He put me on the bench, I answered on the pitch, I give my maximum every time. It made me grow in leadership.
‘I had the armband with Mourinho, it was the first time in a club. It’s important to me, it makes me grow up to be as a leader in the France team.’
Pogba’s transfer fee and personal terms mean that only a handful of teams in Europe could afford to buy him this summer, two years after he rejoined United from Juventus in a then-world record deal.
PSG are one of them but Pogba said it is unlikely he would return to France and join the Qatari-backed club.
‘Walking on the Parc des Princes? With a club, no for sure,’ he said. ‘Honestly, it doesn’t appeal to me.
‘I grew up here, my father supported Marseille and so did my mum. Paris wasn’t really in my daily life.’
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