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Paul Pogba, £93.2 Million? Overvalued!




Paul Pogba is one of the most coveted midfielders all over europe in the last couple of years, during the period which he had his name consistently pinned to speculation boards every transfer window. He was never strongly linked to a move away from Turin, where he arrived in the thrash bag from Manchester United 4 years ago, to the extent he is this summer.
The youngster previously carried a mouthwatering price tag in the region of £80 million however juventus raised their asking price to around a never-of-its-kind £93.2, which his former team, Manchester United have coughed up (a little moral - if you dont have an eye to sight potentiality imbedded in things, you might end up breaking the bank for a 'worthless' item you left to deteriorate). Real Madrid, renowned serial spenders who were also a leading party in the chase for the Frenchman, in fact for the longer period, informed pogba's agent they lack the finances match the offer tabled by the red devils, although Pogba favoured a move to unite with countryman, Zidane rather than elsewhere.
He is undeniably a rare talent, box-to-box midfielder who can do almost anything; score screamers, display unbelievable skills and breathtaking first touch. But does pogba wield Toni Kroos's ability to dictate the match's gravity? A sublime passer of the ball, defensively strong and can equally score from range , he's a valuable asset on the attack given his assists. Made UEFA's top 10 players list for 2016. He provided the most assists at 2014 world cup only to end up in Madrid for £20m(although Bayern practically struck a poor deal, and no thanks to his expiration-bound contract). Can Pogba shield the back four the way Busquets does?No. Is he as monstrous as Yaya Toure in the terms of explosive energy? No. This is not to outrightly imply the listed players are better, one only try to figure out one singular result-influencing factor which may only be offered by none other than Pogba.
Koke is similarly an all-action midfielder, and i dare say is more versatile when compared Pogba. You hardly find a midfielder who combines immense defensive contributions with technique (to which his overlays attest) and the capability to play on both flanks comfortably, but unfortunately we may have a system which rewards flair over of hardwork and tactical discipline. Kevin De Bruyne's only visible weakness is his defensive impotence. Anyone who observed Paul Scholes's diagonals would come to appreciate how those visionary, thoughtful passes change the tempo of proceedings in no time and how valuable KDB is to Manchester City. If there is anything like calculative football, then that's his brand. He recorded 7 goals and 9 assists from 22 matches, 3 of which he didnt start or finish with Manchester City last campaign while Pogba scored 8 goals and made 8 assists from over 30 appearances for the Old Ladies, so what's all the fuss about ?
Take a look at the most expensive players in the world up until the craziest transfer window in football, you see individuals who were the very air their teams breathed prior the move, evident in the fact that Ronaldo and Bale won England player award of the year twice, the former had his consecutively. Suarez was snatched from Anfield after racking up 30 goals to outclass his peers on the goals chart. A lot of people believe he, added to his pfa award, would have had an Epl winners' medal under his belt had he link up with an elite manager and number of teammates. It is a common knowledge that a 'Neymarless' Brazil only ventured hopelessly vulnerable, assuming such status at such a tender age warranted his fee. In fairness, Pogba does not appear to be the one to carry his team's responsibilities consistently on big occasions, neither has he proved that to be wrong - conspicuously underlined by the fact that he was never considered as the overall best player in any of his seasons at the Seria A by the award determiners- a pointer to the opinion that he is undeserving of redefining football's transfer record, at least not yet. No hates but this deal is a spit on the Matuidis of this world, very gross.

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