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Paul Pogba 'open' to Carlos Tevez repeat if he walks out on Man Utd this summer

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is open to joining another Premier League side.

The Frenchman, 28, is out of contract in June and it's believed Manchester City are one of the clubs that could realistically afford his £200,000-a-week plus wages.

The last high-profile player to leave United for City was Carlos Tevez, who famously appeared on a sky blue "Welcome to Manchester" billboard in the summer of 2009.

Pogba is expected to wait until the end of the season to decide his fate after recently recovering from injury, although United remain keen to tie him down to a new deal.

The World Cup winner joined the Red Devils for a British record £89million in August 2016, but he's won just two major club honours since - the Europa League and EFL Cup.

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Paul Pogba is out of contract at the end of the season (Getty Images)

Pogba has failed to show the consistency needed for United to challenge for the Premier League and Champions League, yet he remains an asset to his current employers.

He is expected to receive lucrative offers from various clubs and has been heavily linked with both Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus, as reported by The Telegraph.

"We will talk to United and see," said Pogba's agent Mino Raiola last September.

"For sure Turin has remained in his heart and he cares a lot about these things. The possibility of returning to Juventus is there but it also depends on Juve."

Pep Guardiola claimed he was offered the chance to sign Pogba by Raiola in April 2018, just weeks after the agent labelled the City manager "a coward" and "a dog".

"Finally, the people discover my secrets – a bad guy," joked Guardiola in response. "I’m a coward. I don’t understand why I am a so bad guy.

"I never speak with him so his opinion [about me], I don’t know. But being a guy who two months ago offered me Mkhitaryan and Pogba to play with us. Why?

"Why he offer? He was interested in [Henrikh] Mhikitaryan and Pogba to play with us?

"So he has to protect his players and has to know he cannot bring the players to a guy like me, like a dog. And comparing a dog is bad. It’s not good."

When asked further about Pogba, Guardiola said: "Pogba is an incredible player … A top, top player."

Responding to Guardiola's comments, United legend Gary Neville said: "When I saw the stories breaking in the last 24 hours the problem was... either Raiola or Pep is lying.

"Pep is probably being a bit mischievous, there is no doubt about that. And Raiola, well, I think he would lie to anyone really.

"He’s a bit of a joke really. He’s a poor reflection on Paul Pogba."

Speaking to the Daily Mail last month, Pogba denied he'd been offered a new £500,000-a-week contract by United.

"To clarify media reports, Paul has not been offered a new contract in recent months," confirmed a spokesperson for the player.

"Paul is fully focused on his recovery from injury with the aim of helping the team as soon as possible."

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