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title: "Manchester United: Paul Pogba speculation surrounding Juventus return warrants criticism from supporters"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-paul-pogba-speculation-surrounding-juventus-return-warrants-criticism-from-supporters/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2020-02-08T06:10:19Z"
modified: "2020-02-08T06:10:19Z"
---

# Manchester United: Paul Pogba speculation surrounding Juventus return warrants criticism from supporters

**According to a report by [Calciomercato.com](https://www.calciomercato.com/news/la-scelta-della-juve-sul-mercato-cosi-a-giugno-e-previsto-un-alt-40440), Juventus are monitoring the Paul Pogba situation as rumours over his future at Old Trafford heighten – with some Manchester United supporters slamming the player and hoping he moves on in the summer.**

Pogba, who re-signed for a then-world record £93.2 million fee [back in 2016](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/09/manchester-united-sign-paul-pogba-93-million-juventus), has since gone on to amass 150 appearances for the Red Devils overall whilst notching 31 goals and 31 assists from midfield ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/paul-pogba/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/122153)). Despite having his crucial spells of form, most notably last season where he scored 13 goals and assisted nine others ([WhoScored.com](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/97752/History/Paul-Pogba)), rumours surrounding his future at Old Trafford have heightened recently – with a report from the [Manchester Evening News](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-utd-transfers-paul-pogba-17641772) stating that he told his teammates he ‘[wants to leave](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-utd-transfers-paul-pogba-17641772)‘.

In Pogba’s absence due to an [ankle](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/03/paul-pogba-manchester-united-ankle-injury-surgery) injury, the midfield partnership of Fred and Scott McTominay [briefly shined](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-news-fred-mctominay-17482831) before the latter also picked up a knock – but the January addition of [Bruno Fernandes](https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-complete-the-signing-of-bruno-fernandes-from-sporting) has added some much-needed midfield reinforcement. As a result, some United supporters don’t feel the need to keep him around, with one fan calling him ‘[a waste of space](https://twitter.com/Robbie_Rice/status/1225771152787808256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)‘ – here’s what they had to say on Twitter.

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> Good luck to ya 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻 what a waste of space. Be the biggest regret of his career after this move
>
> — Robert (@Robbie\_Rice) [February 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/Robbie_Rice/status/1225771152787808256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> sell him. Getting paid for doing nothing
>
> — ManUtd\_m (@ManUtdm2) [February 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/ManUtdm2/status/1225746240152850432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [pic.twitter.com/EDEIhEcyLm](https://t.co/EDEIhEcyLm)
>
> — Bend It Like Beckham (@Sajib\_16) [February 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/Sajib_16/status/1225746126709481472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Just bring up some other news\
> Enough With pogba being everywhere\
> Free the dude please 😂😂😂😂, it’s so annoying
>
> — Vickram🐏 (@deji\_victo) [February 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/deji_victo/status/1225746685139222528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> No Point in Paying a player that has sat out the majority of the season and continually sparks drama. [@ManUtd](https://twitter.com/ManUtd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) has done okay without him. McSauce , Fred and Bruno gonna be Colossal. Juve can have him for 150 million pounds.
>
> — Bikram Yoda (@KeithAfrica) [February 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/KeithAfrica/status/1225768291832156165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He shud go
>
> — Isaac (@Aizekworld) [February 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/Aizekworld/status/1225748394381103104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Should Paul Pogba leave in the summer for Juventus? Join the discussion by commenting below…***