The Frenchman Paul Pogba today became the most expensive signing in the history of football to sign for Manchester United English from the Juventus in exchange for 110 million euros, in a memorable operation also for Italians joined him free in 2012.
When four years ago, a 19-year Pogba left Manchester United to move to Juventus, he was considered a young man of great potential but few imagined that the player born on the outskirts of Paris could become total midfielder is now.
After arriving free the Turin club, who just paid a million euros to the British as compensation for training the player, Pogba noted for its great dynamism and technical quality, which allowed him to take a place fixed holder in the team coached by Antonio Conte .
The "ragazzino" (boy), as it was called at the beginning of his Italian adventure, shared the dressing room with midfielders Andrea Pirlo , Chilean Arturo Vidal and Claudio Marchisio , who helped greatly in their growth.
The example of those players, along with the innate talent of the French, gave great results and Pogba immediately closed its first Italian season with 27 league games and scored five goals.
The first goal of the midfielder had a particular taste for all fans "bianconeri", as it was a great goal rivals Napoli scored from outside the area barely a month after premiering in Italian football.
Coach Antonio Conte, who at first was seen as a natural substitute for Pirlo, quickly changed their tactic idea and shifted to the role of the steering wheel, to take advantage of his ability in the movements between the lines, who along with his physical strength made it a dominating player.
Throughout his four seasons in Italy , Pogba had steady growth, both technically and in terms of character, to become one of the leaders of the "Bianconeri" clothing.
In the second year, the middle played 36 of the 38 total games in Serie A and scored seven goals, giving an important contribution to the historical "scudetto" of that course, which also set the record for Italian, 102 points.
After dominating among national borders, Pogba and Juventus, led by the new coach Massimiliano Allegri , left in the 2014/2015 season in order to fight to the end in the League Champions.
The Bianconeri starred in that course and reached the final in Berlin (Germany), when it fell 1-3 against Barcelona .
In this edition of the tournament, Pogba evinced his talent to the entire European football and the admiration and interest of many big clubs, among which was also won Real Madrid .
The French took another step in its growth in the last year, when, after sales of Argentine Carlos Tevez , Vidal and Pirlo, Pogba remained as top star of the team and was rewarded with the number 10 shirt.
After another double ( "scudetto" and Italian Cup), Pogba came to the decision that his time at Juventus had closed and it was the right to return to Manchester United that he always described as his "family" time.
After several weeks of negotiations, the British decided to accept the requests of the "bianconeri" and paid 110 million euros to buy back the French.
The player, who enjoyed a few weeks of vacation after contest the European Championship with his country , traveled to England last Saturday and underwent medical checks with his new club before signing a five - year contract to thirteen million euros each season.
The "ragazzino" is already a man and returns to Manchester United with the ambition to win everything in the team coach Jose Mourinho and Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic .
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