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‘That kills me’ - Steve Nicol FUMES at Man Utd star Paul Pogba in live TV rant
LIVERPOOL legend Steve Nicol is furious with Manchester United star Paul Pogba.
Pogba has fuelled speculation over his future in recent days after claiming it was a dream for any player to play for Real Madrid while on international duty.
The Frenchman has since been linked with a mega-money summer move to Real.
European football expert Julien Laurens claimed on Tuesday’s edition of ESPN FC that Pogba will definitely end up playing for the Bernabeu club at some point in his career.
Laurens said if Pogba and his agent Mino Raiola want to go to Real, they will go.
The rhetoric today is that if the player and the agent want to go, then they’re going to be going. That kills me
He also claimed Real star Gareth Bale can reject any move away from the club if his wage demands are not met elsewhere.
Responding to Laurens’ comments, pundit Nicol ranted about the power players have these days.
And Paul Pogba in particular was singled out by the former Scotland international.
“This scrambles my brain, seriously it does,” Nicol said.
“How the rhetoric today is that if the player and the agent want to go, then they’re going to be going. That kills me.
“We’re saying two opposite things here.
“We’re saying that if Pogba wants to go he’ll be able to go, but if Bale doesn’t want to go then Bale won’t go.
“The clubs have got absolutely no chance.
“What’s going on here? This is absolutely ridiculous.
“A guy like Paul Pogba can just turn round at a club like Manchester United, who by the way have done every single thing to help this guy financially, you name it, and then he’s just going to custard pie them whenever he fancies it and he can just go.
“I can’t get my brain around that, that is just completely wrong.”