Andrea Pirlo Talks Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Manchester United, Juventus

Manchester United’s decision to let Paul Pogba go in 2012 left Juventus players in “total disbelief” according to Andrea Pirlo, as they witnessed firsthand what the midfielder could do in training.

Pogba left Old Trafford for the Bianconeri four years ago but returned this summer for a world-record transfer fee. Pirlo, who played alongside Pogba at Juventus, has recounted the moment he and his team-mates realised what a huge error the Red Devils made letting the Frenchman leave, per the Daily Telegraph (h/t Gill Clark of Goal):

On the first training session Pogba had with Juventus the players were laughing.

We were not laughing for any other reason than we were just in total disbelief that this player with so much obvious ability was able to leave the club the size of Manchester United for free—and I think Juventus are still laughing.

I will always remember that first day he trained at Juventus. He was only young but we could see he was special.

Indeed, it was a costly mistake by United, as they parted with a whopping £89 million to bring the 23-year-old back to the club for a second spell. The former Juventus man is set to make his second debut for the Red Devils on Friday, when they face Southampton at Old Trafford.

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