The Arsenal
boss is stunned by Manchester United's willingness to spend such a hefty figure
to land the Juventus star, but says it can be “justified” if they can afford to
do so
Arsenal
manager Arsene Wenger believes the world-record transfer fee Manchester United
are set to spend to sign Juventus star Paul Pogba is “absolutely crazy”.
Goal
understands United are on the verge of landing Pogba for €110m, which would
surpass the €100m fee Real Madrid paid to sign Gareth Bale from Tottenham in
2013.
But while
Wenger is stunned by such a figure, he does believe United can “justify” the
move if they can afford to spend that much.
"The
Pogba transfer fee? It is completely crazy if you cannot afford to pay it. If
you can afford to pay it you can justify it. But it is completely crazy if you
compare it to normal life. That is for sure," Wenger was quoted as saying
by the Daily Mail
"But we
live in a world where every activity that is worldwide makes a lot of money.
Football has become a worldwide competition and that is why clubs can afford to
do it.
"Does
it make sense in the way the player can give you that investment back? Nobody
ever could calculate.
"Since
I am in this sport I always thought the record cannot go higher and I was
always wrong. Maybe in a few years it will be 200, 300, who knows..."
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