This summer saw the return of Paul Pogba to Manchester United for a world record transfer fee, but it could have been a completely different story if Barcelona had their way.
The Spanish giants’ sporting director Albert Soler has claimed the club had struck a deal with Juventus to sign the player at the end of the 2014/15 season.
“Last year we reached an agreement with Juventus. If they wanted to sell Pogba we would have a priority,” he told reporters at a press conference following the close of the transfer window.
“That was the commitment that we had. Juve did not want to sell the player and we didn’t have the need to sign him.”
“Barcelona has always had a great relationship with Juventus. If we would have wanted to do the deal, nobody could advance us.”
“We signed six players with €120million. If one club can pay €120m for one player [it] will be very difficult to sign great players.”
Barcelona added Paco Alcacer, Lucas Digne, Samuel Umtiti, Jasper Cillessen, Andre Gomes and Denis Suarez during the summer with a look to the present as well as the future of the club.
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