Manchester United Transfer News: Paul Pogba Responds to Fresh Red Devils Rumours

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba was enigmatic when recently quizzed on whether he would be completing a mega-money return to Manchester United amid rumours he's "preparing to fly to England" to seal a move. 

The France international is holidaying in Las Vegas, and when a Sky Sports reporter asked if he was poised for a move back to Old Trafford (h/t Kevin Palmer and Mark Critchley of the Irish Independent), he replied: "We'll see."

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Red Devils supporters will at least take some comfort in the fact Pogba's response was anything but the dreaded "no," and in fact, it may have hinted the transfer could be close to completion.

Metro's Chris Winterburn noted the midfielder's brief response dredged up memories of another playmaker who was once long linked with a move to United:

As noted by Palmer and Critchley, one of the major stumbling blocks withstanding is understood to be the fee Pogba's agent, Mino Raiola, will take from the transfer.

Speculation recently intensified after American fan Max Schilling posted a picture with Pogba to his Instagram account, where the player signed Manchester United balls and allegedly spoke on his mammoth transfer:

Schilling's caption referenced a "$130 million (£98.6 million) transfer fee," which would appear to match up with recent reports regarding how much it would take for Juve to consider selling their star back to United.

Four years after leaving the Theatre of Dreams on a free transfer, the route appears paved for Pogba to finally make his way back to Carrington, and Squawka Dave analysed how he might fit in at the club:

Raiola's other high-profile clients, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, have already moved to United from free agency and Borussia Dortmund, respectively, and Pogba's capture could complete the set.

Sport Witness suggested the Italian media are treating the deal "as done" just days after Juventus signed Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain for £75.3 million, per BBC Sport:

Pogba's reluctance to confirm the deal outright is understandable given the numerous fine details that need ironing out, but some may interpret his ambiguous response as promising, to say the least.

Ibrahimovic also took glee in teasing the media before finally confirming Old Trafford as his next destination earlier this summer, and potential future team-mate Pogba could be taking a page out of the Swede's book.