PA Paul Scholes doesn't rate Paul Pogba

The Juventus star is closing on a £101million move after weeks of discussions. And should the transfer go through, the 23-year-old will become the world’s most expensive player, smashing the current record held by Gareth Bale. But Scholes, who played with Pogba at Old Trafford, believes the Frenchman is not worth the fee United are understood to be prepared to pay.

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He told Sport Witness: "He was a very talented young player, I played with him and I knew how good he was. "He played for the first team maybe once or twice, but from my understanding he was asking for too much money. "For his age, he was asking for far too much money, that too for a player who hasn’t played first team football.