Barcelona Transfer News: Paul Pogba Reportedly Wants Move, Latest Rumours

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is reportedly seeking to engineer a move to Barcelona or rivals Real Madrid despite interest from the Premier League.

Sami Mokbel of the MailOnline writes that the Frenchman, while catching the eye of teams like Chelsea and Manchester City, would prefer a move to La Liga instead of English football’s top flight. “Pogba is not ruling out a return to England but is showing significant reluctance,” writes Mokbel, insisting one of the two Spanish giants is now his most likely destination should he leave Serie A.

While Pogba isn’t a player who falls in line with the standard Barcelona blueprint, he is a force to be reckoned with in the middle of the park for the Bianconeri. Here are some of his best moments from another stellar term:

The 22-year-old is a class act in every sense. After leaving Manchester United earlier in his career, he’s gone from strength to strength, evolving into a stunningly multifaceted footballer and someone many have tipped to go on to become the best player in the world.

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For Barcelona, he’d be a fine acquisition. Granted, he’s not a player from the same cut as Xavi or Andres Iniesta—intricate, cerebral footballers who dominated midfield battles with guile—but Pogba is top quality. And in Luis Enrique’s version of the Blaugrana, which is a little more direct than the side assembled by former boss Pep Guardiola, he’d thrive.

Indeed, Pogba has many qualities, and as we can see here courtesy of WhoScored.com’s Ben McAleer, he’s also a player tenacious in his willingness to get the ball back:

If Pogba does fancy a move to La Liga, that’ll be a substantial boost for Barcelona, even if it does mean a straight fight with their bitter rivals for this player. Although the European champions are already a formidable opponent, a footballer like the Frenchman, who marries poise and purpose so seamlessly, could take them to new stratospheric heights.

Offers Revealed for Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar

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According to Neymar Sr., the father of the Barcelona star, the Catalan giants have received offers for his son, as well as team-mates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.

Speaking with Ara (h/t Greg Lea of Goal), the Brazilian confirmed that while the Nou Camp faithful have little to worry about when it comes to Neymar going elsewhere, there have been occasions in the past when teams have tried to secure all three of the club’s stellar attacking players.

“Barcelona received an offer [for Neymar] last summer and rejected it," he said. “These offers are still coming, but the club are prepared to reject them. These bids are not just for Neymar, though, but also for Suarez, Messi… Neymar is very happy at Barcelona, people don't need to worry.”

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The trio are arguably the best three footballers on the planet at the moment, having helped Barcelona to a treble last season and well on their way to more silverware this term. As we can see here courtesy of Squawka Football, they’ve already netted a staggering amount of goals in 2015-16:

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They've scored 93 goals between them already this season.

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There are always likely to be teams enquiring as to whether they can take one of these superstars off Barcelona’s hands, especially with the money available to sides in the current climate. Additionally, keeping all of those players at the club on lucrative contracts cannot be cheap, even for a club with the financial might of the Catalonians.

But unless they were to receive an outlandish offer, the Blaugrana will surely continue to hold firm and keep this stunning trident in place for as long as possible.