Juventus's French midfield star Paul Pogba looks set to be the subject of a £100million ($130m, 119m euros) bid by his former club, English Premier League giant Manchester United, British media reported Wednesday. The 23-year-old will cost United dear as he left it for Juventus for nothing in July 2012 after making just a handful of appearances prompting then manager Alex Ferguson to slam him for showing no respect to the club. Pogba was an integral part of the France side that reached the Euro 2016 final although his performance in the 1-0 loss to Portugal received a panning. However, the present United regime is prepared to let bygones be bygones and throw money at Pogba, who has played a crucial role for Juventus in its dominance of the domestic scene in the past few seasons. His arrival would complete new manager Jose Mourinho's spending for the upcoming season. The usually well-informed Daily Mail suggests that United will lodge a bid Wednesday and that senior players are confident Pogba will be returning to the club, whilst The Daily Mirror says United is closing in on the playmaker terming him the ‘£100million pound man'. The Daily Star have a slightly different take in claiming United has already had an £85million opening gambit rejected and that United's executive vice chairman Ed Woodward has remained in England to try and seal the deal rather than traveling to China for the club's China pre-season friendly tournament with city rival Manchester City and German heavyweight Borussia Dortmund. For some the omens are good as it was on this date in 2012 Ferguson persuaded the United board to part with £24m to lure Dutch star and Arsenal captain Robin van Persie away from its rivals — he went on to more than reward the United faithful with 30 goals that season as the Red Devils stormed to the title. Leicester captain Morgan extends contract until 2019 Leicester City captain Wes Morgan has signed a new contract designed to keep him at the King Power Stadium until June 2019, the English champions said in a statement Tuesday. The inspirational 32-year-old led outsiders Leicester to a fairytale Premier league title success last season based on his defensive organization. "To commit my future to Leicester City is a wonderful feeling. Everyone knows how I feel about playing for this club and with my teammates, so I'm proud to have the chance to carry on wearing the shirt long term," said Morgan. "Lifting that Premier League trophy was a moment I will never forget and it's still sinking in. Now we've got to give it everything to defend it as well as showing what we can do in the Champions League," he added on the club website (www.lcfc.com). Last season, Morgan became only the third outfield player to feature in every minute of a Premier League title-winning campaign after Chelsea's John Terry (2014/15) and Manchester United's Gary Pallister (1992/93).
