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Manchester United are ready to dig their heels in and hold out for at least £150million for Paul Pogba this summer.

Real Madrid are leading the way to sign Pogba, who has become disillusioned with life at United and wants to move on this summer.

The Spanish giants are understood to be ready to launch a bid of around £135m for the France World Cup winner, in a major summer of investment and rebuilding at the Bernabeu.

But United want at least £150m for the midfielder, which could price the 26-year-old out of his dream move to the Bernabeu to join up with Real's new £130m signing Eden Hazard.

While United are reluctant to lose Pogba, for whom they paid a club record fee of £89m to Juventus in 2016, there is an acceptance within the club that they may be forced to sell if the price is right.

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But with Pogba under contract until 2021, with the option of a further 12 months, United are unwilling to let him go for a fee that does not meet their valuation of him.

That could lead to a drawn-out transfer saga involving Pogba this summer, with any deal unlikely to be agreed by July 1, when United return for pre-season training.

Although Pogba has been a divisive figure in his second spell at United, attracting criticism from fans for his perceived lack of consistency and effort, he has improved every season since returning to England.

He has produced more assists and created more chances in the Premier League than any United player since 2016, while only Romelu Lukaku has scored more league goals than him since then.

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Pogba is also top of the list of United players for pass completion in the Premier League, while only Ander Herrera, who left this summer, made more successful tackles than him in the league over the past three seasons.

Despite those stats, United fans would not be unhappy to see Pogba sold this summer, with many feeling he has failed to live up to expectations in his second spell at Old Trafford.