Barcelona’s boardroom is divided on whether they should move for Manchester United’s unsettled midfielder Paul Pogba.
The 25-year-old, who lifted the World Cup with France in the summer, looks to be on the exit trail at Old Trafford due to an ongoing feud with manager Jose Mourinho.
The pair’s relationship sank to new depths last week when they rowed in front of Sky Sports cameras following an Instagram post by the player after United’s defeat by Derby County in the Carabao Cup.
And according to ESPN FC, the Spanish champions are mulling over whether to exploit the breakdown in their relationship.
Pogba is one of three targets for the Nou Camp outfit, with Paris Saint-Germain’s Adrien Rabiot and Frenkie de Jong of Ajax both long-term targets.
There is no question over whether Barcelona have the financial clout to entice the Premier League side into selling their prized asset, who they signed for a then world-record fee of £89 million in 2016.
Barcelona have increased their output, with Lionel Messi among those to have been handed new terms in recent months.
However, the club announced last week that they expect to break revenue records by making £851 million (€960 million) this season — with a plan in place to break the €1 billion barrier by 2021.
Instead, the main issue surrounds where the former Juventus man would fit into Ernesto Valverde’s side and how his style would affect the way they play.
In any case, the club’s president Josep Maria Bartomeu does not believe that a move in the next window is likely.
“Most of the teams don’t want to sell their players,” he told The Times earlier this week.
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