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Pogba completes world record Man Utd return

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2016/sports2/08/09/paul-pogba.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">France&#x27;s Paul Pogba reacts after the game. Photo by Carl Recine, Livepic/Reuters</div></figcaption></figure></div>MANCHESTER, United Kingdom -- (UPDATED) French superstar Paul Pogba on Tuesday completed a sensational return to Manchester United from Juventus for a reported world record fee.United said Pogba had signed a five-year contract but did not give the cost which British media have put at 89 million pounds ($116.4 million, 105 million euros), not including agent&#x27;s fee.That would see the 23-year-old eclipse the 85 million pounds Real Madrid paid Tottenham Hotspur for Gareth Bale in 2013.READ: <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/football/news/2016/08/08/leicester-ready-encore-surprise-epl-title-triumph-14165">Leicester ready for encore after surprise EPL title triumph</a>&quot;This is the right club for me to achieve everything I hope to in the game,&quot; said Pogba.Pogba moved to Italy when United let him go for a nominal fee after his contract expired in 2012.&quot;I am delighted to rejoin United. It has always been a club with a special place in my heart and I am really looking forward to working with Jose Mourinho,&quot; added Pogba.United manager Mourinho has been tasked with bringing back the glory days to the 20-time English champions after three lean years since Alex Ferguson&#x27;s retirement.<div>- Pogba the key -</div>And the former Chelsea boss believes Pogba can inspire United&#x27;s revival.&quot;He has the chance to be at the heart of this club for the next decade and beyond,” said Mourinho.&quot;Paul is one of the best players in the world and will be a key part of the United team I want to build here for the future. He is quick, strong, scores goals and reads the game better than many players much older than he is.&quot;Pogba made just seven appearances during his previous spell at the club as a teenager, but returns as one of the world&#x27;s most famous players after winning four consecutive Serie A titles and leading France to the Euro 2016 final.&quot;Thanks @juventusfc and all Juventini. Goodbye means nothing, it is the time we spent together that matters,&quot; Pogba posted on his official Twitter account.It is the first time since now Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane joined the Spanish giants as a player in 2000 from Juventus that Madrid haven&#x27;t got their hands on the world&#x27;s most expensive player having also bagged Cristiano Ronaldo from United in 2009 for a record fee.United brought the long-running transfer saga to an end in the early hours of the morning UK time.The reported fee does not include agent&#x27;s fees. The transfer had stalled for weeks over how the two clubs would share the sizeable payout to Pogba&#x27;s representative Mino Raiola.And the huge cash outlay will lead to questions over how Ferguson allowed Pogba to slip out of United&#x27;s hands four years ago over differences with Raiola.In his 2015 book &#x27;Leading&#x27;, Ferguson described his first meeting with Raiola as &quot;a fiasco&quot;.&quot;He and I were like oil and water,&quot; Ferguson wrote.&quot;From then on, our goose was cooked because Raiola had been able to ingratiate himself with Paul and his family and the player signed with Juventus.&quot;Raiola, who also represents two of United&#x27;s other new signings, Armenian playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan and star Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, is set to make millions from the deal.Mourinho insisted United&#x27;s financial muscle should be a source of pride not embarrassment.&quot;When other people break records, I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s a reason to be sad. I think it&#x27;s a reason to be proud with the dimension of a club that can do that and can attract players of this dimension.&quot;However, the Portuguese boss has hinted Pogba&#x27;s arrival will signal the end of United&#x27;s spending spree.&quot;Our fundamental market is 75 percent done,&quot; he said during United&#x27;s pre-season tour of China.&quot;When we sign one midfield player that crucial work will be done.&quot;Mourinho&#x27;s reign got off to a successful start on Sunday as Ibrahimovic scored the winner in a 2-1 victory over Premier League champions Leicester City in the Community Shield.<div>© 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse</div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom -- (UPDATED) French superstar Paul Pogba on Tuesday completed a sensational return to Manchester United from Juventus for a reported world record fee.

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom -- (UPDATED) French superstar Paul Pogba on Tuesday completed a sensational return to Manchester United from Juventus for a reported world record fee.