"?Manchester United believe that, once his protracted move to Old Trafford finally goes through, Paul Pogba could generate £40m in commercial revenue for the club during his first year alone.
If United's projections of the player's commercial impact come true, then more than a third of Juventus' £110m asking price for the French midfielder would have been recouped within the a single year.
"?The Times reports Manchester United's purchase of Pogba includes having to cover a 30% sell-on clause to agent Mino Raiola; the negotiations to bring Pogba back to Manchester have focused on recovering that spend, which is one possible explanation as to why the transfer is dragging on. And on.
"?The Times also reports that Manchester United want 80% of Pogba's image rights.
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Pogba's transfer is reportedly being held up by paperwork, but the 23-year-old has been instructed by Massimiliano Allegri to report for pre-season training at Juventus anyway.
"It's only fair that Jose Mourinho should choose not to talk of Pogba as long as he's a Juventus player," Allegri said when asked about Pogba's impending transfer, as quoted on "?FourFourTwo.
"I called up Pogba for [Sunday] evening, so he'll be in Vinovo for training on Monday," Allegri added.
"There's no point in discussing replacements for Pogba because right now he's a Juventus player."
Despite Allegri's comments, Pogba is expected to move to Old Trafford and join up with another Raiola client, Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The club's commercial department are expected to exercise a marketing strategy involving the pair, benefiting both the Red Devils and £750m kit sponsor Adidas.