Consequently, what happened?Pogba first left United to join Juventus in 2012, but he later returned to the Premier League team four years later. However, injuries and rumors of a potential transfer to Real Madrid plagued his second stint at Old Trafford, and he eventually left again to rejoin Juve in 2022.

However, Pogba expressed his desire to leave Old Trafford three years prior, having finished the 2018–19 campaign with 16 goals from 47 games across all competitions. In the midst of the season, United fired Jose Mourinho and brought in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was willing to let Pogba go. However, Ed Woodward, the executive vice-chairman of United at the time, would not approve of the transfer.

“The year Jose went and Ole came, it was my best season at United but after the last game I told Ole and Ed Woodward that I thought it was my last year and that I wanted to leave,” he told the Daily Mail. “I wasn’t satisfied with how things turned out when I was 27 years old. Despite my best efforts, I failed to observe the club’s progress. We were not as good as Manchester City and Liverpool, and they were getting better.

“Ole agreed to let me go and promised to speak with Ed. Although I had already decided that I wanted to leave, I returned for the preseason because I wanted to play professionally. Ed resisted my attempt to initiate contact when I spoke with him. I had to act professionally even if I no longer wanted to play for United. I wasn’t there mentally when I sustained the injuries.”