Good riddance! Fergie blasts Juve-bound youngster Pogba for showing no respect

Posted Wednesday, July 04, 2012 by Dailymail

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has fired a parting shot to Paul Pogba, blasting the Juventus-bound youngster for showing the club 'no respect'.

The 19-year-old was a controversial arrival from Le Havre in 2009 when the French side accused the Barclays Premier League side of tapping up the teenager

The France youth international, who scored for France Under 19s in a 3-0 victory over their Serbian counterparts at the European Championship in Estonia on Tuesday, made his breakthrough into the United first-team in 2011 but was forced to wait until January, at the start of this year, before making his debut as a substitute against Stoke.

Good riddance: Sir Alex Ferguson has fired a parting shot at Juventus-bound Paul Pogba

Frustrated with a lack of opportunities - featuring just seven times in total - Pogba paved the way for a move to Serie A giants Juve by refusing to pen a new deal.

Although Pogba is yet to rubber-stamp his £20,000-a-week switch to the Italian champions, Ferguson insists the French midfielder is as good as gone.

'Pogba signed for Juventus a long time ago as far as we're aware,' Ferguson told the club’s in-house TV station MUTV.

It's a bit disappointing because I don’t think he should us any respect at all.

'To be honest, if they carry on that way, I'm quite happy that he's away from me anyway.'

Ferguson, however, expects United's other young contract rebel Ezekiel Fryers to report for pre-season training despite the uncertainty surrounding his future at Old Trafford.

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