Paul Pogba casts doubt over Manchester United future after declaring ‘it’d be a dream to play for Real Madrid’

Paul Pogba’s future at Manchester United is in question once again after he admitted that it is a ‘dream’ of his to play for Real Madrid.

Pogba has been linked with a move to the Spanish giants for a number of seasons with their manager Zinedine Zidane keen to work with the midfielder.

Last summer, Pogba revealed that he wanted to leave United but no major offers came in for him and he spent most of last season sidelined with injuries.

The 27-year-old is set to remain at Old Trafford this season but he has spoken of his desire of pastures new in the future.

‘Many things have been said. Of course, every footballer would love to play for Real Madrid and would dream about that. It’s a dream of mine, so why not one day?” Pogba told a news conference on Thursday at France’s training camp, the day after their 7-1 friendly win over Ukraine.

‘But I’m at Manchester United and I love my club. I play for Manchester United, I want to perform well for them and do everything to get them back to where they deserve to be.”

Pogba has performed poorly since returning to training after testing positive for coronavirus and he gave away a penalty in his side’s humiliating 6-1 home defeat by Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

The defeat, United’s joint-worst in the Premier League, increased the gloom for the 20-times English champions after they lost their opening game 3-1 at home to Crystal Palace before scraping a 3-2 win at Brighton and Hove Albion.

‘Every player goes through difficult periods but you have to be strong mentally and we all need to try and get the team back to where it belongs,” Pogba said.

‘It belongs at the top, fighting for trophies, that’s the club’s ambition. We know it’s not easy, but that remains our objective. We are fighting for that.’

Pogba, who joined United from Juventus in 2016 for a then world-record fee of £89 million is out of contract with the English club next June – although the Red Devils have the option to extend that by a further 12 months.