Man Utd star Paul Pogba sparks Juventus transfer talk as he hangs out with former team-mate Juan Cuadrado in USA

PAUL POGBA sparked more talk of a return to Juventus after posing for a photo with former team-mate Juan Cuadrado.

The duo spent two years together in Turin from 2015 and have remained good friends since Pogba's £89million move to Manchester United in 2016.

So good in fact, that they took the opportunity to share a snap when both in the United States for a charity game over the weekend.

Former Chelsea star Cuadrado, 31, posted the photo to his 7.7million Instagram followers.

He wrote: "What a joy to see you again."

Excitable fans saw it as a hint that Pogba, 26, could be up for a return to Serie A.

One commented: "#POGBACK."

Another posted: "Continue that work of convincing him. Juve is Paul's natural habitat."

A fellow user wrote: "@paulpogba come back in Turin with @cuadrado we will play better in @juventus."

Despite their best wishes, though, it looks like Real Madrid is Pogba's more likely destination.

And it opens the door to Gareth Bale being a United player as early as January in return.

SunSport told you how Bale was close to a one-year deal with China’s Jiangsu Suning in the summer — worth £1m a week.

But minutes before the move was confirmed, Real blocked the transfer by demanding a transfer fee.

Sources insist that is because they knew United were keen then — and are even more determined to land a star name to rescue their season now.

Real are willing to let Bale go after a series of negative public comments from manager Zinedine Zidane — and controversy this week.

And they are willing to use him as leverage to bring Pogba to the Bernabeu.

Pogba is currently injured but showed he is nearing a return with a lung-busting gym workout in Miami.

The French World Cup winner has missed the latest set of internationals after France qualified to Euro 2020 automatically with the world champions currently top of Group H.

But United are hoping he will be back for their Manchester derby clash against Pep Guardiola's City on December 7.