Paul Pogba: Manchester United target tells Juventus fans he is staying with Serie A club

The supporter who asked Pogba the question did not believe his answer was sincere

Paul Pogba has told two Juventus fans in New York that he will stay at Juventus for the forthcoming season, despite the expectation that he will sign for Manchester United in the coming days.

The 23-year-old midfielder was questioned about the move by Marco Messina and Michael Kantaris of YouTube channel ItalianFootballTV while autographing merchandise.

When asked by Messina whether he would stay with the Serie A champions this summer, Pogba responded: “Yes.”

When asked to clarify whether he would be remaining with Juventus, Pogba again said: “Yeah”.

Despite Pogba answering in the affirmative, Messina later admitted that he did not feel the midfielder’s answer was sincere. Kantaris, however, believed Pogba's response.

Pogba is widely expected to complete his return to United in the coming days, having reportedly agreed a world-record transfer of approximately £100m.

The France international, who has been on holiday in the United States for the past three weeks following defeat in the European Championships final, left Old Trafford for Italy four years ago.

Juventus paid just £800,000 in compensation for Pogba, who has since developed into one of world football’s leading midfielders.

Pogba will become the fourth signing of Jose Mourinho’s reign at Manchester United following his appointment in May.

Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan have also arrived through the door at Old Trafford this summer.