Man City weighing up incredible Paul Pogba deal from bitter rivals Man Utd as Pep Guardiola eyes stunning free transfer

MANCHESTER CITY are weighing up a sensational move for Paul Pogba if he becomes a free agent this summer.

The French World Cup winner is poised to leave neighbours United later this month after a disappointing six year spell.

Paris Saint Germain and Juventus remain the most likely destination for the 29-year-old who has turned down all attempts to keep him at Old Trafford.

But Sunsport reported on Friday that City are on the look-out for a new central midfielder once club captain Fernandinho departs.  

And they have asked to be kept informed on Pogba’s situation in the coming weeks.   

He shares the same agency as Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland, who is expected to move to the Etihad this summer.

They have been in discussions with the firm previously run by Mino Raiola – who died last week – over the Norwegian’s proposed switch in recent months.

And during those talks the name of Pogba has also cropped up – as it seems almost certain he will soon be available on a free transfer.

He would demand a sizeable signing-on fee and wages in excess of those he earns at United – which are believed to be a basic of £165,000 a week with huge bonuses on top.

City were in the race to sign Pogba from Juventus back in 2016 – but pulled out due to the finances involved in the deal.

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Then two years later, Pep Guardiola dropped a bombshell on the eve of the Manchester derby by claiming Raiola had offered him the chance to buy the France international.

He responded by scoring two goals in the game – and delaying the title parade of the noisy neighbours by a further week. 

When Pogba injured his calf at Liverpool last month and interim boss Ralf Rangnick suggested he had probably played his last game for the club.

But the £89million ace – who is currently coming to the end of his second spell with the Red Devils – later posted on social media ‘It’s not over’.

City would not be able to officially finalise a move until he becomes a free agent on July 1.

That gives clubs on the continent a clear advantage as they have been allowed to talk to him since the turn of the year under FIFA rules.

However sources at the Etihad have not completely ruled out making a move.

And if they did win the race it would be comparable to Carlos Tevez making the same stunning move across town back in summer 2009.