Andreas Pereira has urged Paul Pogba to stay at Manchester United and play a vital role in shaping the futures of the club’s emerging young players.

Pogba wants to quit United for Real Madrid this summer but neither the Spanish giants nor his former club, Juventus, have yet to make a bid for the France midfielder and there are doubts over whether either can meet his £160 million-plus valuation.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the United manager, said this week that he can provide Pogba with the “new challenge” he craves and Pereira has become the first team-mate to speak out on the issue, telling the club’s record £89m signing that he is like family and is pivotal to their hopes.

All six of United’s goals in their two pre-season tour wins against Perth Glory and Leeds United were scored or assisted by academy graduates in a welcome boost for Solskjaer at a time when there is disillusionment among supporters about the club’s activity in the transfer market and the make-up of the squad.

And Pereira says Pogba is crucial to the development of the likes of him, Marcus Rashford, Scott McTominay, Mason Greenwood, Tahith Chong, Angel Gomes, Axel Tuanzebe and James Garner, as well as young recruits such as Daniel James and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.