Miguel Delaney of The Independent claims that Manchester City is currently considering a bid to sign Paul Pogba on a free transfer before he returns in March after serving an 18-month suspension. Following a successful appeal, the Frenchman’s original four-year penalty was lowered to just 18 months, and he will now try to create a lasting impression to change the course of history.

‘Guardiola,’ however, might be the code word they’ve been searching for all that time. Those at The Etihad should be enticed into a possible agreement by the possibility of the Spaniard working with Pogba, even in the latter years of the Frenchman’s career, as the Manchester City manager is known for getting the most out of players.

During the midfielder’s initial stint with Juventus all those years ago, the City manager was full of praise for Pogba, telling reporters, as reported by The Independent: “Now, he is a Juventus player.” He is young and quite strong. He has shown himself, but I’m sure he’s content at Juventus, and I hope his career lasts. Do you want to coach him? It depends on the club, not on me.

Man City eye-shock move for Paul Pogba

The 2018 FIFA World Cup champion left Juventus in November, and even though his doping ban was lowered, he is now a free agent. After City’s recent bad performance, it is now rumored that Pogba is one of the choices they are considering when they return to football in March. However, because of his close ties to United, the 31-year-old is reportedly hesitant to engage in negotiations with Pep Guardiola’s team.

Pogba was a Manchester United free agent who Pep Guardiola is interested in signing to Manchester City. Without a doubt, it would have been an unexpected transfer, but even after talking to Guardiola and learning of the interest, Pogba decided to turn down their request and rejoin his beloved Juventus rather than permanently cutting his connections with Manchester United and their followers.