Covid-19 Impact To Scare Off Pogba Suitors, Claims Juventus Sporting Director

Pogba has been linked with an Old Trafford exit since last summer’s transfer window, with the likes of Real Madrid, former club Juventus and Inter Milan all registering interests in the French world cup winner.

The outbreak of coronavirus has led to the suspension of most European leagues with the likes of the French Ligue 1 and Dutch Eredivisie taking the difficult decision to end their seasons early.

Plans are in place to resume all suspended leagues behind closed doors, meaning clubs will have to do without matchday revenue and ticket sales for a considerable length of time.

Any move for Pogba will not come cheap as his last transfer cost £89m –a world record fee at the time- and Paratici believes cash-strapped clubs will find it difficult to fund deals for players of such caliber when football resumes.

"[Pogba] is a great footballer, but this type of player could struggle to have the same interest as before," the Juve chief told Sky Sport Italia.

Stressing a need to be "creative" with moves, Paratici explained: "In the near future, the transfer market will have less money.

"We are going through a complicated time globally. We will have to rely on exchanges, on long loans. If you cannot buy a house, you rent. The same thing will happen in football.

"It is a formula that will be used to dilute the payments and take advantage of the players required.

"If we talk about the top 10 or 20 teams in the world exchanging players, the market values ​​will not go down.

"On the other hand, wages will drop, while if you sell a single player, his value could drop."

An injury-ravaged campaign has seen Pogba make just eight appearances in all competitions for Manchester United this season.