MANCHESTER UNITED could swap wantaway midfielder Paul Pogba for Cristiano Ronaldo, according to reports.
The Frenchman’s agent Mino Raiola recently revealed that it is ‘over’ for his client at Old Trafford.
Cristiano Ronaldo is linked with a move back to Man UnitedCredit: AFP or licensors
Paul Pogba’s time at Man United is ‘over’Credit: AFP
SunSport exclusively revealed that United chiefs now want Pogba out after his agent’s latest untimely outburst, on the eve of their crucial Champions League match against RB Leipzig.
And they could wind up with one of their greatest ever players back in return.
Ronaldo, 35, left Old Trafford in 2009, for a then world record £80million move to Real Madrid.
And according to The Independent’s Chief Football Writer Miguel Delaney, he could soon return.
He told The Football Ramble’s On The Continent show: “Talking to people during the week because I’ve been doing something on the Paul Pogba situation, which is connected to Ronaldo, and the fact that Juventus might actually be interested in a swap.
“It’s not impossible. Connected to all that was the view that ultimately, Juventus are trying to install this collective idea of football.
“They tried it with Sarri, now they’re trying do it with Pirlo, but that is almost impossible to do while Ronaldo is there, because the way he plays, he just doesn’t really fit into that collective approach.
“Now, obviously that was not a problem at all when he was at his absolute maximum, but now it means, even more than ever, Juventus have to play a certain way.
Mino Raiola has infuriated the United boardCredit: Getty – Contributor
“Then there’s that kind of dilemma, where a manager will, in the long term, want to install a more collective system, but while they’re doing that, it’s such an easy solution.
“We’ll get the ball to Cris, but the problem is, it becomes difficult to wean players off that.”
Juventus have been credited with the most interest in Pogba, 27, in recent months.
And the Old Lady have also been linked with using Paulo Dybala as bait to land their former star.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
