Juventus CEO, Giuseppe Marotta, has revealed that Manchester United could have landed Paul Pogba last summer for only £52million.
United broke the world record transfer fee, when they brough back the France midfielder for a whopping £90million.
Speaking to Tuttosport, Marotta explained Pogba’s transfer to the Red Devils in great detail.
“Manchester United could have signed Paul Pogba for just £52million had Juventus inserted a buy-out clause in his contract,” he said.
“The value of a player is determined when you sell him.
“Had we put a clause in Pogba’s contract three years before we sold him, €60 million would have been a good number. But we now sold him for €110m.
“Buy-out clauses are madness. I will never insert one in a player’s contract.
“A high clause is not an advantage. It puts you in a vulnerable position instead. I don’t know if Napoli would have sold Gonzalo Higuain for €90 million without the clause.”
Pogba left Old Trafford in 2012 for just £1.5million in compensation.
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