‘Chelsea fans and players would love to have him’ – Darren Bent says on £85m Manchester United star
According to reports, Former England international Darren Bent has spoken highly of Paul Pogba. Manchester United had signed the Frenchman for a then record fee of £85m.
However, Pogba didn’t have the best of performances at Old Trafford, and will now leave the club as a free agent.
Bent believes Pogba could do well for Chelsea, and he’d be admired by the Chelsea players even though Blues fans may think otherwise.
“Bent told talkSPORT: When you look at his stats for Manchester United, they’re not that bad.”
“That’s not horrible stats, they’re okay.
“For someone with that much quality, the most frustrating thing is when you see him put on that France shirt, you just want that level of performance for United.
“He’s playing in a good team for France, a better team. I know he hasn’t been good enough [for United] but he is a good player. He hasn’t been a success but he has won two trophies there.
“It hasn’t worked and they’ve paid a lot of money for a footballer who’s now leaving for nothing.
“I don’t know if Chelsea fans will want him to join but I wonder if some of the players would. Footballers will think differently to fans.
“There will be a real admiration for Paul Pogba amongst other players in the Premier League, from the players who have played against him.
“I think other players, players in the Chelsea squad, will think ‘I would love a player like that to come here’. Fans will see it differently and say ‘he doesn’t work hard enough, it didn’t work at United, why would we want him?’
“But players think differently. It will be the same with Liverpool. Fans might think he wouldn’t suit the system, but I bet there’s Liverpool players who would want him.”