After six years and 233 appearances with Manchester United, Paul Pogba has confirmed that he’ll be leaving the club this summer upon the expiry of his contract.
The Frenchman moved to Old Trafford back in 2016 for a club-record £89million, but struggled with consistency throughout his tenure.
The star meant to spearhead Jose Mourinho’s project in Manchester ended up falling out with the Portuguese boss, and then struggled to fit into the plans of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick.
Now 29 years old, Pogba has decided to down his tools in Manchester and make a move this summer. Regardless of how you view his time with the Red Devils, his departure certainly leaves United’s midfield department short of options.
With Erik ten Hag now needing an influx of midfield reinforcements, Planet Sport look at six players he could sign to fill the void left by Pogba.
Frenkie de Jong
Ten Hag’s No.1 target seems to be his former Ajax star Frenkie de Jong, who now plies his trade for Barcelona following his move to Spain in 2019 for £68million.
The 25-year-old is a highly technical midfielder with a superb work rate – the exact skillset Ten Hag desires in his midfielders.
With Donny van de Beek also set to return to United from his Everton loan, Ten Hag’s plan will be to reunite the midfield duo that helped Ajax to a…
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