Manchester United confirm go-ahead for Pogba medical
The Premier League club issued a brief statement on their official website to the effect that Juventus have given the go-ahead for the player's medical. <ul> <li> <a href=" http://en.as.com/en/2017/05/11/football/1494489760_569686.html" title="Manchester United vs Celta Vigo live online: Europa League semi-final">Manchester United vs Celta</a> </li> </ul>
"Paul Pogba has been granted permission to have a medical in order to finalise his transfer from Juventus to Manchester United," the Premier League club said in a statement on Sunday.
Club statement on Paul Pogba: https://t.co/BCU3m17XXm #MUFC pic.twitter.com/LiTdnSFVNL
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 7, 2016
World record fee
United have been widely reported as being prepared to pay a world-record fee of some 120 million euros for the 23-year-old France international, who according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, is already in Manchester under a heavy veil of secrecy ahead of the proposed move.
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La Gazzetta also speculated that the transfer will be made official on Monday when the New York Stock Exchange opens.
"Nobody understands"
However, Pogba swiftly responded to the announcement with his own enigmatic message on social media: “When too many people talk nobody understands. Talk very soon.”
When too many people talk nobody understands 🤐 talk very soon
— Paul Pogba (@paulpogba) August 7, 2016