Paul Pogba was recently in Saudi Arabia. There is therefore talk of a possible new signing from the Sauidi League.
Probably, Juventus would love, more than ever, to sell Paul Pogba to Arabia. But it seems that the Frenchman’s recent visit to the Saudi territories has nothing to do with his footballing future. As of today, Pogba is aiming to relaunch himself in Europe, in the bianconero. Rafaela Pimenta, his agent, has also said so.
Addulrahman Abed, a Saudi Arabian journalist, who was interviewed by calciomercato.it on the Twitch TVPLAY channel, shed further light on the situation. According to the Middle Eastern journalist, Pogba’s visit to Saudi Arabia should be understood as a devotional trip.
Saudi journalist Abed also spoke about Morata and Milinkovic-Savic, again from a Saudi Arabian perspective, revealing what the rich Saudis’ real targets in the market are. ‘Pogba went to Saudi Arabia for religious matters,’ Abed explained. ‘So, he only went there for religious reasons. Denials came from both the player and the club. The official version is that he arrived in Arabia for a trip to Mecca. And I can confirm it. “
“Pogba is interesting, but only up to a certain point. He is not a footballer who can be relied upon from a physical point of view, although he remains a champion and has a lot of quality and appeal,’ said the journalist. ‘Now the Saudi clubs are not looking for figurines, but for champions in top form.
“All sources close to the Al-Hilal club confirm that the agreement with Lazio and the player for Milinkovic-Savic has been reached. As of today everything is done. There is talk of an agreement on the basis of 40 million euros, and 20 million a year to the Serbian. Al-Hilal will come to Austria for the pre-season and there the Serbian will probably join his new team. “
Pogba in Arabia: ‘Saudis would rather go for Dybala and Icardi’
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After explaining what Arab football’s current position is on Pogba, the journalist revealed Saudi football’s intentions regarding a possible lunge on Paulo Dybala. ‘For now there are only rumours about Dybala, but negotiations in the future cannot be ruled out. There is a team, Al-Hilal, that is looking for a centre forward. They had tried Lukaku and now they might go for Dybala. “
“Morata is a player who doesn’t warm hearts, even from a social point of view,” the journalist continued. “People are looking for highly-followed profiles like, for example, Mauro Icardi, who, however, seems destined to remain in Turkey.”
“The ideal was Lukaku. But it seems that the Belgian has said no to two offers. We’ll see what happens now with Pogba and then with Dybala,” the Saudi concluded.