Paul Pogba and Mason Greenwood denied Man Utd reunion for two reasons
Paul Pogba is set to make his return to football having been without a club since November 2024. The midfielder appears to be on his way to Monaco and set to sign a two-year deal in the principality.
Juventus parted ways with the Frenchman after he received an 18-month doping ban, which was lifted in March. Pogba, 32, was initially linked to joining up with Marseille and former Manchester United team-mate Mason Greenwood under Roberto De Zerbi.
Despite persistent links, Les Minots ultimately never made a proposal for Pogba's services, despite his availability for free. De Zerbi is said to have been a fan of the player but too many issues stood in the way of Marseille taking the risk.
The volume of midfielders the club already have at their disposal played on the side's mind. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has already seen his loan move made permanent while the club are set to trigger a clause to do the same with Ismael Bennacer to add to Geoffrey Kondogbia, Adrien Rabiot, Valentin Rongier and Bilal Nadir.
Marseille's second concern is based around Pogba's fitness. The French club were not convinced that the veteran would be in his best shape to be successful, per RMC Sport.
Now, Pogba is said have made 'financial sacrifices' ahead of joining up with Monaco for next season. Though, the World Cup winner recently claimed he had yet to commit to a club.
"I haven't signed anything, but there's interest. We'll see," Pogba told Sergio Aguero's podcast, La Casa del Kun. But the ex-Juventus star did reveal his admiration for Argentine giants Boca Juniors
"In life, you never know," he said. "I loved the people who went to see Boca's match (at the Club World Cup), it's crazy because I went to Marseille, which is hot, Naples is hot, but Boca... I've never seen that in my life."
But Pogba's chance of linking up with Greenwood appear to be over. The pair played together 71 times at Old Trafford.
Greenwood joined Marseille last summer as the French side offered him a new home after United decided he had no future with the club. The 23-year-old spent the previous season on loan at Getafe.
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