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Man Utd star Paul Pogba happy Barcelona signed Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool - report
MANCHESTER UNITED star Paul Pogba is reportedly happy that Barcelona signed Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool for a huge £142million.
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Coutinho was officially unveiled as a Barcelona player today after deciding to swap Liverpool for the Nou Camp.
The Brazil international’s £142m fee means he is the second most-expensive player in history, behind Neymar and ahead of new team-mate Ousmane Dembele.
This time last year Pogba was the world’s most costliest star after Manchester United splashed out £89m to sign him from Juventus.
And Italian website Calcio Mercato claim Barcelona’s deal for Coutinho has sat well with the United midfielder.
Pogba appeared jaded by his price tag at times last season.
Man Utd star Paul Pogba is happy Philippe Coutinho joined Barcelona
The France international was regularly criticised as Jose Mourinho’s side slipped to sixth in the league table, with the likes of Paul Scholes and Eamon Dunphy queuing up to take shots at the 24-year-old.
He has, however, seemed better this season after Neymar usurped him as the football’s priciest player.
And Calcio Mercato claim the midfielder is happy that Coutinho’s move will further take the pressure off him.
He is also said to be happy that Barcelona’s move for the Brazilian has plunged their bid to sign Paulo Dybala into uncertainty.
Dybala is being tipped to reunite with Pogba at United, with his long-term future at Juventus uncertain.
Barcelona signed Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool
Philippe Coutinho steps onto Barcelona pitch for his presentation
And United’s cause was helped further today when PSG dismissed signing the Argentina international.
Club chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi said: “The truth is there are a lot of good players in Serie A, not just Dybala.
“If we are interested in him, we’ll call Juventus.
“[Juve president Andrea] Agnelli is a good friend but I can tell you that Dybala, at the moment, is not the key to PSG’s future.”
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