OLE BACKING POGBA TO SHINE ON SCREEN
PAUL POGBA’S contract saga is set to be played out in front of thetv cameras after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted he has no problem with Amazon’s potentially explosive documentary series about the Manchester United midfielder.
Old Trafford boss Solskjaer believes theworld Cup winner, 28, is a natural for the screen – and is adamant the programme will not intrude on the Frenchman’s £300,000-a-week day job of winning games for the Old Trafford club.
The documentary is set for release next year and will capture Pogba during a critical stage of his career.
He has just over a year left on his United contract – and Pogba’s super-agent Mino Raiola has spent almost three years trying to force his client’s departure from the club following a record £90million return to United in 2016.
Now it appears the drama of deciding Pogba’s fate will be captured in high definition by Amazon’s filmmakers.
Solskjaer said: “Paul has been in the spotlight ever since he started at Man United, so I don’t see a problem. Paul’s main focus is to get as much out of his career as possible.
“He wants to be the best player he can be and he wants to win as many trophies as possible.
“Paul has already won the World Cup – and I can see his focus now is all about winning and playing the best possible football he can.
“I know his personality. He is so lively. He gets energy from making people happy but his main focus will always be to win games for us.”
Real
Madrid tried to prise
Pogba away from Old
Trafford during the last two summers, while
Juventus are also long-term admirers.
Solskjaer has expertly manoeuvred himself around several barbed comments
Raiola has made about his side over the past 12 months.
The United boss stepped up his own charm offensive by making Pogba captain ahead of Bruno Fernandes when Harry Maguire was suspended for the Europa League win over Granada on Thursday night. United are desperate not to lose Pogba for a second time – but their bid to convince him to sign a new deal could be laid bare by the company that has already produced compelling documentaries about Manchester City, Tottenham and Leeds.