Manchester United Transfer News: Paul Pogba Agreement Reported, Latest Rumours

Manchester United have reportedly agreed to terms "in principle" with Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba and are preparing a €120 million (£102.5 million) bid for the Frenchman.

According to Gianluca Di Marzio (via Get French Football News), United are prepared to pay their former player €13 million (£11.1 million) per year to return to Old Trafford:

Pogba, 23, left United for free to join Juventus in 2012 after failing to break into the first team at Old Trafford under Sir Alex Ferguson.

He has since become one of the world's best central midfielders and is currently a key part of the French national team attempting to win Euro 2016.

Per Di Marzio (h/t translator David Amoyal), Pogba's agent, Mino Raiola, will present United's offer to Juventus after the tournament.

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New United manager Jose Mourinho has already made three signings this summer, bringing in centre-back Eric Bailly, playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan and veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The central-midfield area at United is still weak, though, with 34-year-old Michael Carrick the key man in the Red Devils' engine room.

That will all change if United can pull off the signing of Pogba, a genuine box-to-box midfielder who is already world-class despite being some way short of his peak years.

He has been the hottest property in Europe for some time and was originally thought to want to join Real Madrid, per Bleacher Report's Dean Jones:

Per Sky Sports News' Kaveh Solhekol, Real manager Zinedine Zidane and club president Florentino Perez believe Pogba wants to sign for the Bernabeu outfit.

However, it is United who have seemingly made the big move, offering terms it would be difficult for either Pogba or Juventus to turn down.

The Italian champions have long said they do not want to sell their star player, but football writer Tom McDermott does not think they will reject United's €120 million (£102.5 million) bid:

It would be a world-record transfer fee, smashing the mark set by Real when they paid £85 million for Gareth Bale in 2013.

And while astronomical, it could be worth the outlay from United, as they have long been lacking an inspirational figure in the middle of the park, and Pogba could be one of the world's best players for the next decade.