Scholes Expects Pogba To Sign New Man Utd Contract After Leeds Masterclass
Paul Scholes is expecting Paul Pogba to sign a new Manchester United contract after the Frenchman’s impressive outing against Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday.
Pogba became only the seventh player in Premier League history to provide four assists in a single game as the Red Devils trounced Leeds 5-1 in their opening game at Old Trafford. The other players to provide the same number of assists in one game are Dennis Bergkamp, Jose Antonio Reyes, Cesc Fabregas, Emmanuel Adebayor, Santi Cazorla and Harry Kane.
Pogba has less than a year left on his Manchester United contract and has been linked with moves to Paris Saint Germain, Real Madrid and Juventus.
However, following the signings of Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane, Scholes is adamant that Manchester United finally have the resources to challenge for major honours which will convince Pogba to pen fresh terms at Old Trafford.
"I think he’ll stay," Scholes told Premier League Productions when quizzed on the Frenchman's future. "I think he will.
"When he was playing a couple of years ago in a team that wasn’t quite functioning as well as this one looks like it might do, and with the amount of attacking players he’s got, the ability he’s got, I think he’ll add a lot to this team.
"I think he’ll end up signing a new contract. If this team carries on in this manner, progressing like it is – I don’t want to get too excited – but it’s a team that can go on and win trophies and that’s what he wants to do."
