Serie A champions Juventus have officially given Paul Pogba the go-ahead to undergo a medical with Manchester United to complete his protracted £110m move back to Old Trafford, Manchester United have announced on theirwebsite.
Pogba, 23, had been granted an extended break by Juventus following his Euro 2016 excursions with France and took the opportunityto go on a tour of the USA despite the ongoing furore surrounding his future.
Club statement on Paul Pogba: https://t.co/BCU3m17XXm #MUFC pic.twitter.com/LiTdnSFVNL
There had been reports in Italy on Saturday night that the France international would be heading to Manchester on Sunday to complete a medical, despite Juve managerMassimiliano Allegri "summoning" Pogba to training on Monday.
But it now appears the 23-year-old will be completing a medical with United to finalise his world-record breaking £110m move to rejoin the club he left for £800,000in 2012 with his vacation now at an end.
Sky in Italy: Juventus give Paul Pogba permission to have Manchester United medical
Red Devils manager Jose Mourinho touched upon the saga in a press conferenceahead of the Community Shield clash against Leicester City on Sunday. He told reportersthat a "very good midfielder" would be joining the squad this week but refused to be drawn onto specifics.
I am very pragmatic on this. All that matters is what happens in my house and not in my neighbours' house. Paul Pogba is a Juve player until he isn't, officially, so we stay like this.
The market closes on August 31st but I think my club is trying to do everything to close our market before the 14th. Normally, next week, we will have our squad closed.
We have 22 and we are going to have 23. You are right, I don't like to speak about other clubs or players from other clubs. Other managers like to do that, they like to speak about my club and my players."