Messi wants Barcelona star replaced by Pogba and other Manchester United transfer news: 1 October 2018

#3 Bartomeu responds

Doesn't deny Pogba reports

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has responded to questions about Paul Pogba signing for Barcelona. The Manchester United man has been relentlessly linked with a move out of the Old Trafford with Barcelona being the serious contenders for his signature.

While Bartomeu didn’t outright deny Barca’s interest, he did hint that Paul Pogba’s agent, Mino Raiola, is trying to force a move for his client without the consent of the Old Trafford outfit.

“I read these rumours – not just Pogba but a lot of players. Most of the teams don’t want to sell their players. They want to grow,” Bartomeu told the Times.

“When you hear from agents that a certain player is on the market – and I am not saying that about this player, but generally – I will sometimes call the CEO and say ‘Is it true you want to sell this player?’. Usually, they say ‘No way, not for sale’ and that’s the end of it.”