Paul Pogba (200 Viewers)

[IlCapitano]

Locatelli is a Busquets type player with more long passes being played than Sergio. He and Pogba are nothing alike.

 

Buy on AliExpress.com

[Alen]

Arthur 3 yellow cards 1 assist 1 goal

Actually, Arthur didn't make a single assist last year.
Arthur, Rabiot and McKennie had a total of 4 assists in serie A last season in all 38 matches.

 

[Boksic]

Sure, Locatelli now operates deeper, but he's also played as a mezzala. So it's not like we're comparing Pogba to Sissoko here.

He's mainly deep lying and certainly more defensively minded than Pogba. Pogba has much more freedom to play particularly next to Kante or Fred. There is a lot of defensive play Locatelli does that Pogba would never do.

But even taking positioning out of the equation we are talking about completely different levels of players. Locatelli has 2 years left on his contract and seems available for around 35m spread on favourable terms with hopefully low wages. Pogba has a year left on his contract and would cost almost double that, with huge wages. They are priced that way for a reason.

Locatelli is a good player and should make a difference to our midfield. But anyone thinking he is going to come in and transform the team singlehandedly or pick up a high amount of goals/assists is mistaken. I think he'll be a solid signing and want us to get him but our midfield needs more.

 

[Bjerknes]

He's mainly deep lying and certainly more defensively minded than Pogba. Pogba has much more freedom to play particularly next to Kante or Fred. There is a lot of defensive play Locatelli does that Pogba would never do.

But even taking positioning out of the equation we are talking about completely different levels of players. Locatelli has 2 years left on his contract and seems available for around 35m spread on favourable terms with hopefully low wages. Pogba has a year left on his contract and would cost almost double that, with huge wages. They are priced that way for a reason.

Locatelli is a good player and should make a difference to our midfield. But anyone thinking he is going to come in and transform the team singlehandedly or pick up a high amount of goals/assists is mistaken. I think he'll be a solid signing and want us to get him but our midfield needs more.

I agree, but I'm just saying Locatelli can play the Pogba sort of role, he played further up the pitch before going to Sass. He can make forward runs into the box as well, like he did in the Euros. To me, he would definitely be an upgrade over Arthur.

 

[KirilovBG]

Lol 4 assists

 

[Dostoevsky]

Arthur, Rabiot and McKennie had a total of 4 assists in serie A last season in all 38 matches.

 

[duranfj]

Actually, Arthur didn't make a single assist last year.
Arthur, Rabiot and McKennie had a total of 4 assists in serie A last season in all 38 matches.

Cuz Berna, Benta and Ramsey killed it... didn't let room for anyone else

 

[JCK]

Actually, Arthur didn't make a single assist last year.
Arthur, Rabiot and McKennie had a total of 4 assists in serie A last season in all 38 matches.

But Arthur is young so it doesn't matter

 

[swag]

Lol 4 assists

People going off about Fernandes’ hatttrick, but this was the crazier stat by far.

 

[Hust]

Come home.

 

[Tomate]

Hope i'm wrong, but i can't see him accepting us over a renewal at United or PSG/Real as a free agent next season. He doesn't strike me as an oversentimental guy that will choose us despite the uncertainty around our sporting project.

 

[LiquidPLP]

PP7.

 

[.zero]

Hope i'm wrong, but i can't see him accepting us over a renewal at United or PSG/Real as a free agent next season. He doesn't strike me as an oversentimental guy that will choose us despite the uncertainty around our sporting project.

He and raiola both see greater opportunity and $$ next summer when he can sign for Madrid at a premium

and he can play with mbappe there

 

[swag]

You know you want it, Paul.

 

[CAPITANO]

 

[JCK]

I can't. I just can't!

 

[Clamarc]

Another summer of POGBACK

 

[zizinho]

I don't think we have a shot sadly

 

[LiquidPLP]

He's set on Real, just like Mbappe.

 

[Bianconero81]

Pogba and Mbappe at Real is going to make them a scary proposition once more, especially if Ancelotti gets Benzema to keep performing at a high level, and the young players they have finally start to realize their potential.