Barcelona reveal they had the chance to beat Manchester United to the signing of Paul Pogba but blew it

Catalan side had an agreement with Juventus with first option over the midfielder's destination if he left the Italian side

Richard Forrester

Published: 14:48, 1 Sep 2016
Updated: 1:47, 2 Sep 2016

BARCELONA blew the chance to sign midfielder Paul Pogba before he completed his world record switch to Manchester United.

The Spanish giants had agreed a deal with Juventus 12 months ago that they would have first priority on Pogba if he were to leave the Old Lady.

Paul Pogba rejoined Manchester United for £89million this summerCredit: PA:Press Association

Barcelona opted to sign former Valencia midfielder Andre GomesCredit: EFE

And Barca's director of sporting relations, Albert Soler confirmed that the France international would be playing at the Nou Camp had they gone through with a deal.

He said: "Last year we reached a deal with Juventus for us to have a priority option when they sold Pogba.

"This summer we decided that there were players that suited us better on a sporting level.

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