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By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Nov 25, 2018 13:21 GMT

Manchester United can choose from 3 players in Paul Pogba swap deal

Juventus v Manchester United - UEFA Champions League Group H

There is a lot of noise and speculation regarding the future of Paul Pogba. The Frenchman who was reportedly disgruntled with the regime of Jose Mourinho has been tipped for a return to his old club Juventus.

According to Calcio Mercato, Paul Pogba stayed by the sidelines after United's victory over Juve and told the fans that he will come back. Now according to the Express via the Mirror, Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici is willing to offer three players to Manchester United from which they can choose one in exchange for Pogba.

The three players that Manchester United can choose from are Mehdi Benatia, Mario Mandzukic and Alex Sandro. United's interest in Alex Sandro has been well documented but given how stern Woodward has been in holding on to the team's key players, it is highly unlikely that the Red Devils will let go of Paul Pogba for any of those three players.

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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