Man Utd open transfer talks with Real Madrid over £150m Paul Pogba sale

Posted Sunday, June 09, 2019 by Thesun.co.uk

MANCHESTER UNITED have opened talks with Real Madrid over the sale of Paul Pogba.

SunSport can reveal the Spanish giants met with United officials last week when they were in London to complete the signing of Chelsea’s Eden Hazard.

Real president Florentino Perez will now weigh up whether to meet United’s £150million asking price for the France midfielder, 26.

Unsettled Pogba is next on boss Zinedine Zidane’s hitlist — to play in a deeper role. But United want a profit on the £89m they paid Juventus three years ago.

Harry Maguire is a summer target for BOTH Manchester giants.

But there are fears Leicester could price him out of a move by demanding £80million — a world- record fee for a defender.

Manchester City chief Pep Guardiola needs to replace Vincent Kompany.

While United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants the England star as part of his summer revamp.

Maguire is in Portugal with England and a Three Lions source says there are “fears it won’t happen” for the defender because of the price.

The Foxes are looking for a fee that would bust the current record for a defender, the £75m Liverpool paid Southampton for Virgil van Dijk.

Guardiola would prefer to sign a left-footer but has been impressed with Maguire, 26.

Leicester’s asking price is also a problem.

City have huge resources but have been sensible with their spending and their record buy is the £60m they gave the Foxes for Riyad Mahrez last summer.