Paul Pogba has not played any minute under Ralf Rangnick. A calf injury that has dragged on since the international break in November has prevented him from doing so. But nevertheless, the German coach seems to be achieving what was impossible for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, convincing him to continue at Manchester United. With a contract until June 30, his intentions, until now, were clear, to go out to zero cost, with PSG attentive to catch them. However, the ‘Pogba case’ would have taken a 180 degree turn.
As detailed The Sun, the midfielder has been delighted with each and every one of the talks he has had with the interim coach of the Red Devils. Rangnick would have convinced him, with his future vision of the club, that his talent has a place in his ideas. The former architect of the Red Bull factory has made him see that he can build a midfield in which the one from Lagny-sur-Marne acts as a promoter, enhancing his importance within it. Publicly he has also given him a pat on the back: “Paul trained yesterday for the first time with the whole group, and he already showed what an extraordinary player he could become.”said a couple of weeks ago.
Arrived with 105 million reasons behind him to lead the team, neither Mourinho, first, nor Solskjaer, later, managed to make the world champion acquire regularity that the most expensive signing in the club’s history is bound to have. With the Norwegian he had brilliant moments, like the second half of last year. Interestingly, some statements by Mino Raiola, where he placed his representative outside the club, served as a springboard for his resurrection. This occurred with an interior role, much closer to the band than usual, where he shone and was key in the league runner-up.
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However, that position is not the one that led Pogba to stardom, in which he gave a masterclass in the World Cup in Russia with France. If Rangnick manages to find the key in these final four months, finding him an importance according to his record and expectations, United could find a summer ‘signing’ that they already gave up. And it is that, we already say that everything pointed to Pogba’s goodbye to Manchester. Of course, for the pieces to fit, as long as the German manages to understand each other on the field with the Frenchman as he does behind the scenes, Rangnick must continue.
The initial idea was for the coach to occupy the bench until the end of the course, acting as interim. Then a definitive replacement would be sought, with Mauricio Pochettino and Erik ten Hag as top favorites, as has been published, while Ralf would go on to consultant tasks, being key in terms of signings. But the slight improvement of the team (Now they are fourth after having spent days outside Europe) in recent times and having extinguished some fire outbreak would have had Rangnick’s own name placed on the table for the future bench red devil. Four months can decide everything. Not only who will train United, but also the future of Pogba, who will return to the pitch after the break.