Grigg ranked alongside Pogba

Will Grigg has been voted Europe’s joint 25th-best player for 2015/16 – the same ranking as Paul Pogba.

Manchester United are prepared to break football’s £80m transfer record to re-sign Pogba from Juventus this summer.

But, according to voting journalists from UEFA’s 55 members, the France midfielder’s performances last season were on a par with those of a Wigan striker who failed to get off the Northern Ireland bench at Euro 2016.

That did not stop Grigg’s name echoing around arenas as a terrace chant initiated at the DW Stadium caught on in France, and the 25-year-old did finish the season with 28 goals for his club.

But he is the only man outside a major top division to appear on a list of 37 nominated for UEFA’s Best Player in Europe Award.

A 10-man shortlist for the prize features Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and current holder Lionel Messi and will be trimmed to three on August 5 before the winner is revealed at the Champions League group-stage draw on August …

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