Man Utd fear Paul Pogba will NOT show up for pre-season flight to Australia as he pushes for transfer
MANCHESTER UNITED chiefs are holding their breath over whether Paul Pogba will catch the club’s flight to Australia tonight.
Pogba has made it clear he wants to leave but is under orders from the club to travel on their pre-season tour.
Yet United do not know if their £89million star will actually turn up as his agent Mino Raiola is working on getting him away from Old Trafford.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gave Pogba extra time off after international duty so he did not need to report back last week with the rest of United’s squad.
But Raiola chucked a huge spanner in the works on Friday by publicly admitting that Pogba wants out — and he is working to make that happen.
There are suspicions Raiola’s statement was timed to fuel doubts over whether Pogba will go to Oz for money- spinning games against Perth Glory and Leeds.
United also play in Singapore and China — where the World Cup winner is a huge draw.
Pogba, 26, posted videos on Thursday showing him working out in a New York gym.
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If the Frenchman goes to Australia, he will have crossed 12 time zones and travelled nearly 12,500 miles in four days.
Pogba admitted last month that it “could be a good time to have a new challenge” and Real Madrid is his preferred choice.
But United are sticking to their guns over his £290,000-a-week deal still having two years left — plus a 12-month club option.