Paul Pogba: Sir Alex Ferguson made French midfielder cry when he was at Manchester United, player’s mother reveals
SIR ALEX FERGUSON made Paul Pogba cry when he was at Manchester United, the player's mother has revealed.
The French midfielder Pogba, 23, has gone on to become one of the best players in the world, winning four Serie A titles with Juventus but in his three years at Old Trafford he made only three Premier League appearances.
He has been heavily linked with a £60m return to Jose Mourinho's Red Devils this summer.
With first-team opportunities scarce, Pogba would leave United – on a free – in 2012. The midfielder's mother, Yeo Moriba, remembers the time Fergie turned up their house when it was made clear Pogba would not be signing a new contract with United, and adds that the player was reduced to tears under the situation he found himself in under the United boss.
She told AFP: "I said: 'What? Ferguson coming to my house! He came alone.'
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"We had got together with his brothers and we decided that he won’t re-sign.
"Ferguson punished him, he didn’t play him, Paul was alone. He even cried in Ferguson’s office over the way he was treated.";
The tears have long since dried. Pogba is set for a starring role for France at Euro 2016, which kicks off on Friday when his side take on Romania at the Stade de France.
