"I told United I wanted to leave after my best season"

Paul Pogba has opened up about his desire to leave Manchester United—right after his best season at the club.

The Frenchman, who returned to Old Trafford in a record-breaking £89.3m move in 2016, said that despite a standout 2018-19 campaign, he told Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Ed Woodward he wanted out.

Pogba admitted in an exclusive interview that he felt the club wasn’t progressing the way he had hoped, and despite scoring 13 goals with 9 assists, he mentally checked out. “I didn’t want to play for United anymore,” Pogba confessed, detailing how his attempt to leave was blocked by the club.

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Now at Juventus and serving a doping ban, the World Cup winner reflects on a turbulent chapter in his career that never quite delivered what fans expected. With his future uncertain and his ban keeping him sidelined until 2025, the former Manchester United midfielder is determined to prove himself as a “new Paul Pogba” while still holding out hope of reigniting his career.

Is Pogba eyeing a Premier League return, or will his Juventus chapter have a redemption arc? Only time will tell if the midfielder can reclaim his brilliance.