Moussa Sissoko targeted by Manchester United as Paul Pogba back-up

According to The Sun, the answer is an absolute yes.

Sissoko, who says he wants to leave Newcastle immediately, was given the chance to pull the strings in France’s midfield with Pogba shunted into a holding role.

However, Ferguson is not as influential as he once was at Old Trafford, and the club have already dealt with Raiola twice this summer when signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Manchester United are prepared to smash the world transfer record to bring Pogba back to Old Trafford four years after his acrimonious -departure but face stiff competition from Real Madrid.

Another failure in the transfer market would certainly cast more of a shadow over executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, who has come in for serious criticism due to his perceived inadequacy in recruiting star players.

“A player doesn’t feel the pressure of playing just because of the fee”.

Moussa Sissoko played a significant role in France’s journey to the final of the Euros against Portugal, and displayed a man of the match performance against Cristiano Ronaldo’s side despite losing out 1-0 in extra-time. He’d also be able to function properly as the central attacking midfielder, with Bastian Schweinsteiger next to Schneiderlin in a double-pivot midfield.

The ESPN FC crew answer your tweets on the Euro 2016 MVP, the Ballon d’Or, Paul Pogba and Karim Benzema. If all goes correctly, there is no reason why Pogba can be the source of 40 goals for United in his prime while being a central midfielder, which is unbelievable.

Guillem Balague: “He is going to Manchester United”.

It is said that the United boss sees the 26-year-old midfielder as a good alternative to his French compatriot and would prove considerably cheaper.