Manchester United sign Paul Pogba for a world record fee – Twitter reacts

Tue 9 August 2016 9:00, UK

After one of the longest ever transfer sagas, Manchester United have completed the signing of Paul Pogba from Juventus, for what is believed to be a world record fee in the region of £90 million to £100 million.

The 23 year old will now return to Old Trafford, where he previously spent three years coming through the youth ranks and on the fringes of the first team, before he was sold to the Italian club for a fee of £800,000.

Now respected as one of the world’s most exciting central midfielders, Pogba reached the Euro 2016 final with his country this summer and the Champions League final last year, alongside four Serie A titles, two Italian Cups and two Italian Super Cups in his four year spell in Turin, where he made 178 games, scoring 34 goals and assisting 43 others in the process.

Now, he looks set to become the heartbeat of Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United side as they hope to relaunch a title challenge for the first time since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013, following the failed spells of David Moyes and Louis Van Gaal which returned just one FA Cup trophy.

The Red Devils have spent big this summer, not only on Pogba, but also on Eric Bailly, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and will expect an immediate return on the investments made by the club to strengthen their weakest areas.

There is also a touch of embarrassment though, having sold the player just four years ago, and now re-purchasing him at well over 100 times the price. United fans will not be bothered by that, and are excited to see one of the best players in world football, who was also reportedly chased by the likes of Real Madrid, and that is a common sentiment for all Premier League fans.

For such a substantial fee and after such a long and drawn out transfer, the reaction was always bound to be huge. Here is how Twitter reacted to the news:

The Frenchman kept his cryptic posts up right until the deal was confirmed…

When too many people talk nobody understands 🤐 talk very soon
— Paul Pogba (@paulpogba)

And he’s happy to be back…

"I didn't finish what I started here." – Paul Pogba
— Manchester United (@ManUtd)

Some predicted the cringey hashtag used by United to welcome back their ex-player…

United will use some cringey # like
— nemo (@NPDMk)

http://twitter.com/themasterbucks/status/762291057669185537

Eh? Paul O'Grady is back? From where? And did he have a nice time?
— Ian Hyland (@HylandIan)

United fans were delighted…

What a sight to wake up to in the morning! 😅😅🔴🔴
— Hayles (@Hayles_101)

http://twitter.com/gcgrmcf_10/status/762796878626955268

http://twitter.com/manutdvines/status/762293542857433088

http://twitter.com/jdotjames/status/762253475069759488

Waking up and seeing trending
— Augie Erbe (@the_auginator19)

Other fans were shocked by the fee…

"Let's celebrate selling a player for 800k and buying him back several years later for 110 million"
— Lee (@LeeMeiklem)

PAID £100M FOR A DABBING MOUSSA SISSOKO!
— Freddie (@FreddiePye_)

Rio Ferdinand: "If Pogba’s not getting 40 goals a season like a Ronaldo/Suarez/Messi/Bale, he can’t be worth that."
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews)

http://twitter.com/jxckhy/status/762292999321772032

With many labelling him overrated…

http://twitter.com/biblicalmessi/status/762300512930766848

http://twitter.com/nolaughingmata/status/762304844296224768

But most were just glad to see all the speculation had come to an end…

Now Pogba give me back my summer
#145
— Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri)

fans when they see Pogba is finally having his medical:
— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums)

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