Targeted by Real Madrid, Paul Pogba Utilizes the Situation to Ask for a Salary Raise

DBasia.news –  Real Madrid continue to be reported to target Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba. Utilizing the situation, Man United wanted to give him a new contract and reportedly, Pogba requested a salary increase equivalent to Alexis Sanchez.

Paul Pogba becomes one of the keys to the rise of Manchester United this season. The Frenchman appeared to be very cool since Ole Gunnar Soslkjaer became the manager of the Red Devils.

Pogba can become a bridge between the back and front lines. So far, the former Juventus player has scored 14 goals plus 11 assists in various competitions.

Not surprisingly, Pogba is rumored to be the target   Real Madrid After the return of Zinedine Zidane, El Real wanted to make a major overhaul in the composition of the squad. In fact, Madrid was reportedly willing to give Toni Kroos for the sake of getting Pogba.

Manchester United, who heard the news, began to get furious. Because the Red Devils assess Pogba is one of the key players in the future. Moreover, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer once said Pogba would be the center of Man United’s game.

One of the ways that Manchester United has taken to deny Real Madrid’s interest is to submit a new contract. At present, Pogba is still under contract until June 2021 with a salary amount of 300 thousand pounds per week.

According to media in the UK, the situation will be used by Pogba’s agent, Mino Raiola, to request a higher salary. The Manchester United player who has the biggest wage is Alexis Sanchez with a value of 505 million pounds per week.

Pogba’s salary request is predicted to make Manchester United’s balance sheet unbalanced. To that end, the Red Devils are reportedly going to sacrifice Ander Herrera and Juan Mata whose contract will expire soon.

Manchester United will host Barcelona in the first leg of the 2018-2019 Champions League quarter-final at Old Trafford Stadium on Thursday (11/4). Two days later, Romelu Lukaku and his friends will face West Ham United.