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title: "France World Cup winner claims that £106 million is a waste of money for Manchester United target"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/france-world-cup-winner-claims-that-106-million-is-a-waste-of-money-for-manchester-united-target/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Lee Clarke"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2016-07-14T18:00:10Z"
modified: "2016-07-14T18:00:10Z"
---

# France World Cup winner claims that £106 million is a waste of money for Manchester United target

**The Manchester United fans who can regularly be found here in the Transfer Tavern have been relishing the prospect of seeing Paul Pogba back in a Manchester United shirt, with the club hopeful of completing a deal before the season starts in August.**

The French midfielder is being lined-up for a staggering £106 million world record deal by the Red Devils and following a below-par Euro 2016, eyebrows have been raised over the staggering price.

Our landlord has spotted an article in[The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/manchester-united-transfer-target-paul-8411174) which claims that former France midfielder Emmanuel Petit has launched a scathing attack on the current Juventus lynchpin stating that £106 million would be a ‘waste of money.’

The comments come on the back of an underwhelming European Championships where France were beaten by Portugal and the United fans in the Tavern, are concerned that a former World Cup winner has made such a claim.

One of the Red Devils faithful is sat in the beer garden whilst the sun is shining and he thinks that re-signing Pogba after choosing to let him go for nothing in 2012, would represent a poor piece of business.

He thinks the club would be better served spending less money on a more established central midfielder, who will contribute more to the club’s games.

**Manchester United fans, would Pogba be a waste of money? Is £106 million be too much to spend on one player?**