Platini: 'Pogba not a star'

By Football Italia staff

UEFA President Michel Platini believes that Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is not a star player on the same level as Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.

The former Juventus great criticised the French international’s low goal tally and expressed his belief that this must improve if he were to be considered a great.

“Pogba isn’t a superstar,” Platini said to RTL.

“A great footballing star is someone who scores a lot of goals.

“I don’t know if Paul Pogba is someone who can be on the same level as Messi or Ronaldo, as they both score 50 goals a season.

“It’s interesting to notice that when he loses the ball and his teammates suffer, they yell at him straight away.”

Pogba has scored 10 goals in 38 appearances for the Old Lady this season, helping them to the Scudetto, Coppa Italia final and Champions League final.

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