Barcelona also intrested in Pogba move, according to club director Ariedo Braida
Barcelona
director Ariedo Braida says the club were priced out of making a bid
for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, who looks to be on the verge of a
move to Manchester United.
Pogba,
who spent three years with United between 2009 and 2012, is closing in
on a return to Old Trafford with a world-record fee in the region of
£100million (€120m) heading straight into the pockets of the Serie A
champions.
La
Liga challengers Real Madrid have also been linked with the France
midfielder and, while Braida admits Barca were interested in bringing
Pogba to the Nou Camp, he stressed that the club could not justify
spending the type of money that was being demanded.
Barcelona director Ariedo Braida revealed that excessive price demands for Pogba left the club disinterested
'Clearly when you talk about figures that go over €100million, you need to reflect on them,' Braida is quoted as telling Canale 21.
'It all comes down to the TV rights that brought in a lot of money and completely changed the logic of the transfer market.
'Clearly all players are overrated to some degree or another at this stage.
'We
know Pogba, he is a player who proved to be very strong and, for a
while, Barcelona were interested, but clearly the dynamics changed and
once the figures reached a certain point, we were no longer interested.
'It's
hard to keep up at some stage, because you don't only have to consider
the price of the transfer fee, but also the player's salary. Over the
course of five years, that can amount to tens of millions.'
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