Paul Pogba said Man United contract offer worth over £290k-a-week was ‘nothing’

'How can you tell a player you absolutely want him and offer him nothing?'

Outgoing Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba can be seen hitting out at a contract offer from the Premier League club in his soon-to-be released Amazon Prime documentary, describing a deal believed to be worth more than £290,000-a-week as "nothing". For the second time in his career, Pogba will leave United on a free when his contract expires at the end of the month. He is widely expected to rejoin Juventus.

'The Pogmentary' is due to be released this week

His departure coincides with the release of The Pogmentary - no, that's really what it's called - which offers a detailed look into his time at United and with the French national team, as well as reflections on his first spell in Turin. Speaking about his future and his imminent exit from Old Trafford, Pogba says he would show United they made a mistake by not extending his deal beyond the end of the 2021/22 season. "My thought process is to show Manchester (United) that they made a mistake in waiting to give me a contract. "And to show other clubs that Manchester had made a mistake in not offering me a contract." United were widely reported to have offered Pogba new terms - which would have improved his wage of £290,000-a-week - at least twice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIPjdq4XueQ

Pogba was told of a new offer from United by Mino Raiola

The documentary, seen by The Athletic ahead of its official release, also features footage of Pogba holidaying in Miami in July 2021 when he receives word of the second proposal from United. Speaking on the phone to his agent, the late Mino Raiola, Pogba asks: "Did Manchester [United] make a second offer?"