The supposed Barcelona pre-agreement, handshake deal, promises-promises-never-had-a-doubt or whatever it may be has apparently set Pogba's annual salary at £8.8m. As we mentioned when talking about our rejected offer, that's a net amount: a net amount of just under £170k p/w. In England however, wages get reported in gross figures (i.e. before tax), which would mean a weekly wage of £318k for the midfielder. By contrast, to the best of our knowledge, we pay Eden Hazard and Oscar a combined £300k per week. The total financial commitment to Pogba, as the tabloids have helpfully summed it up, would be £82m. And that's before we consider that a transfer fee approaching a similar amount would have to be paid to Juventus in the first place. And here we thought the £50m (fee) + £50m (wages) committed to Fernando Torres was a lot!
Then again, "any cost." Any cost! Any cost. Draw your knees up. Lie down. Maybe not in that order. Curl up in the fetal position. Any cost. Rock gently back and forth. Please please please.
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