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Man Utd transfer news: Jose Mourinho told to sell Paul Pogba TODAY amid Barcelona links
MANCHESTER UNITED should sell Paul Pogba today, former England manager Sam Allardyce claims.
Man Utd: Sam Allardyce says club should 'sell Paul Pogba'
The France international, who won the World Cup in Russia this summer, has been heavily linked with a move away from Old Trafford.
Barcelona have been tipped to sign the £89m midfielder this month, with his agent Mino Raiola said to be keen on getting out of United.
And former Premier League boss Allardyce says the Red Devils should sell Pogba before today’s 5pm deadline if the opportunity arises.
“Sell him,” Allardyce told talkSPORT when asked about Pogba.
There’s nobody bigger than Man United
“I don’t think he’s a dressing room boy.
“The only trouble with today is getting in a replacement, letting a player of that size go without any replacements of high quality.
“But, if the reports in the papers are true and whether it’s him or his agent or a bit of both, Sir Alex Ferguson would have just said, ‘see you later’.
“He would have done that. There’s nobody bigger than Man United.”
Mourinho is keen to spend big today, with the Special One eyeing a new centre-back and a versatile forward.
However, the United boss isn’t confident about the Old Trafford board meeting his demands.
Mourinho cut a frustrated figure during United’s pre-season tour of America.
The Red Devils boss has been vocal on his summer transfer plans, revealing he’s far from happy with the Old Trafford board.
Man Utd would be crazy to let Paul Pogba go says Nicol
“We basically have the same players,” Mourinho revealed.
“The players we have bought, one is a goalkeeper cover, one is a 19-year-old kid, so in fact we have one new player which is Fred.
“So of course our team is not going to be very different.”
Mourinho is desperate to splash the cash to catch Manchester City this season.
United watched on last time out as Pep Guardiola’s side stormed to the Premier League title, with City breaking the 100-point barrier for the first time.
Man Utd transfer news - who has Mourinho signed this summer?
Players in: Fred (£47m, Shakhtar Donetsk), Diogo Dalot (£19m, Porto), Lee Grant (£1.5m, Stoke).
Players out: Dean Henderson (loan, Sheffield United), Joe Riley (undisclosed, Bradford), Sam Johnstone (£6.5m, West Brom), Daley Blind (£14.1m, Ajax), Matty Willock (loan, St Mirren), Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (loan, Scunthorpe), Max Johnstone, Jake Kenyon, Ilias Moutha-Sebtaoui, Devonte Redmond, Theo Richardson, Charlie Scott (all released), Michael Carrick (retired).