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Manchester United are close to finalising the purchase of Paul Pogba from Juventus in a transfer worth £92m

British media reported United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward pulled out of the club's pre-season tour to China to meet Pogba's agent Mino Raiola on Wednesday, when the pair negotiated a prospective five-year contract worth £220 000-per-week after tax.

It is now understood that United have settled on a fee of €110m for Pogba, which eclipses the previous record set when Real Madrid paid €100m for Gareth Bale in 2013.



Jose Felix Diaz says Spanish giant club Real Madrid have ruled out the signing on purely sporting matters, explaining there had been interest but that was killed by Euro 2016.

Marca explain that Real Madrid could have afforded the high prices, and competed with Manchester United, but simply decided they didn’t want to.

The midfielder is said to be ready to accept a €13m annual salary at Old Trafford, which would almost treble the wages he is currently earning at Juventus.

He originally left United for Juventus four years ago due to a lack of first-team opportunities, but his imminent return to the club will cap a busy start in the transfer market for new boss Jose Mourinho.

United have already added Eric Bailly, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to their squad, with Mourinho keen to get his major business tied up as quickly as possible.

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