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Jose Mourinho wanted Paul Pogba at Chelsea before world record Man United transfer
MINO RAIOLA has claimed Jose Mourinho wanted to sign Paul Pogba for Chelsea in 2015 - a year before his world record transfer to Manchester United.
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The France midfielder had been linked with Europe's biggest sides on several occasions before eventually rejoining the club he left in 2012 for £89million this summer.
Man United midfielder Paul Pogba
He told Italian outlet Rai Sport: "Paul could have left [Juventus] last year because Mourinho - then at Chelsea - really wanted him.
"But Juventus and I had agreement: win the league title and the Champions League, then he can go."
Juventus went on to win Serie A for the fifth season in a row but failed to win the Champions League, losing to Bayern Munich in the round of 16.
Pogba's return to United has been mixed but he gave a glimpse of his class with a man-of-the-match display in the 4-1 win over Leicester last weekend.
And he could start this evening for United in the Europa League against Zorya Luhansk.
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