Man United not willing to offer "Sanchez-style" contract to French midfielder Paul Pogba?

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba endured a rough patch previous season, courtesy of injury woes as well as his conflict with manr Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. French superstar has time and again stalled contract extension talks amid links with Spanish giants Real Mrid. Man United are still wary of offering him an 'Alexis Sanchez-style' contract to avoid losing him out soon. 

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Club unwilling to match Sanchez's ws while negotiating with Pogba 

Man United broke ir w structure to offer a hefty pay to striker Alexis Sanchez, estimated at £400,000 a week. But y h to sell off Chile international to Inter Milan on a free transfer after he spent previous season on loan. Red Devils do t want to end up being in a similar situation. 

According to a report by ESPN, Man United are keen on extending Pogba's contract. But club will t go out of ir way as y did during Sanchez Man United ws' negotiation. Pogba's contract was to end in June 2021, but some reports claim that Old Trafford outfit have triggered a one-year extension, which suggests he is tied with club until 2022. Interestingly, Pogba ws are estimated at £290,000 per week.

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Pogba free nt debacle avoided by Man United 

Pogba contract extension talks come as a major sigh of relief for Red Devils. re were talks of midfielder t willing to extend his stay beyond 2021, which would subsequently mean that he could leave club as a free nt. But club hierarchy are w relaxed about entire Pogba contract saga. 

Earlier this month, Pogba h mitted that he dreams of playing at Real Mrid. As quoted by Guardian, 2018 World Cup winner insisted that he would like to ply his tre at Santiago Bernabeu one day, but he was focused on succeeding with Man United at moment. 

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Real Mrid's interest in Pogba cools down

Los Blancos manr Zinedine Zidane, after returning to club within a season of his departure in 2019, was keen on landing his French compatriot. A deal was all but done, with reports insisting that president Florenti Perez vetoed move, citing hefty transfer fee. Meanwhile, Zidane's interest has cooled down with emergence of Federico Valverde, besides return of Martin Odegaard from his loan spell. 

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