Andrea Pirlo has warned Manchester United to kill any hope of re-signing his Juventus team-mate Paul Pogba.
The Italian midfielder stated that the Premier League side have themselves to blame, for allowing the 21-year-old leave Old Trafford in 2012.
Pogba has seen his stock rise in the three seasons he has spent with the Serie A champions and there has been talk about him returning to United.
“For whatever reasons they chose not to give him a chance and that is a mistake they will have to live with now,” Pirlo told French television show Telefoot, according to the Daily Mail.
“I can’t see that he will ever return to Manchester United.”
Pogba only made seven appearances from the bench for United, but went on to win back-to-back titles with Juventus and was named the Best Young Player at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
“When he first joined us in training at Juventus we knew there was something about him – and in just two years he has become one of the best players in the world,” Pirlo added.
“Of course he is going to have options — he knows that. You can’t play at the level he is and not attract attention but he also knows that at Juventus he is already at one of the biggest clubs in Europe.
“I have spoken with him, and told him if he carries on working hard and makes the right decisions there is no limit to what he can achieve.”
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