The Mirror, the Mail and the Express among others are reporting that the Blues are interested in a mooted deal to bring Juventus and France central midfielder Paul Pogba to the Bridge. I’m sure by now you are mostly knowledgable about Paul Pogba’s story from his tumultuous relationship with Alex Ferguson as a promising youngster to the saviour of the Old Lady. There aren’t many footballers who have had such a revival of fortunes in their careers. Now with other top European clubs sniffing around, should Chelsea pay the £60m price tag to bring the young Frenchman back to England?

The negatives to signing Pogba however are just as apparent. Pogba famously left Manchester United after a falling out with Sir Alex Ferguson and while his attitude has clearly improved under the tutelage of Antonio Conte there is still the potential for him to lock heads with Mourinho Balotelli style.

Certainly he would be an upgrade in the centre of the park (even from the newly acquired Cesc Fabregas) and a partnership between him and Matic in a 4-2-3-1 formation would undoubtedly give Chelsea the strongest holding midfield partnership in the league and potentially Europe.

Thinking solely about his outrageous talent I’d say that Chelsea should snap up the Juventus man but the negatives should be considered as well. While the cost of the player can be offset against the sales of David Luiz, Juan Mata and potentially the likes of Ramires along with the club not having to pay the exuberant wages of Eto’o, Lampard and Cole, £60m is a figure that can’t just be ignored.

Now it’s up to Mourinho, Emenalo et al. to decide whether the quality of the player justifies the cost.

Welcome to silly season.

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