'No grounds for Pogba sale'

By Football Italia staff

Beppe Marotta says there are 'no grounds' for the sale of Paul Pogba, whilst discussing Carlos Tevez and Paulo Dybala.

The director general has frozen the hopes of many of Europe's top clubs by claiming that Juventus’ most sought-after player is not for sale.

“Right now all of the club wants to enjoy the Scudetto and we're not thinking about the future,” he opened with Radio Rai.

“Juventus is made of directors, footballers and Coaches and our victories come from teamwork, though our champions play their part in reaching our objectives.

“Pogba is a superb champion, the best young player around and he has the attention of the top clubs. But we're not used to selling.

“Right now there are no grounds to put Pogba on sale. We have an economic balance and our power is not comparable to that of other clubs, but Pogba has shown no intention of departing.”

Rumours also continue to grow about Carlos Tevez’s future being back at Boca Juniors.

“He has a contract until 2016 and he's nostalgic of his home country. But the Argentine did extremely well with us, and offered a great contribution by means of his great performances.

“He had no problems integrating himself into the team, he's a leader. At this moment we have no reason to close his contract in advance.”

The director was then asked about Paulo Dybala, one of the hottest names on Serie A's transfer market this summer.

“We always want to win and it's right to mix young players with experienced ones. We want to make use of our younger players, like [Kingsley] Coman and [Alvaro] Morata, and we'll continue down this road.

“We're looking round to find enticing elements for the future and Dybala is interesting, I've already met [Palermo President Maurizio] Zamparini.

“At the moment there may be some differences in terms of economics. The Rosanero President has his own ideas about the value of the player but we'll continue along our way.

“We have about 70 players on loan, in Italy and abroad. We have [Daniele] Rugani who did very well with Empoli and has played a wonderful championship.

“He is very young, of the '94 generation. Let's not forget [Federico] Mattiello, who was doing very well with Chievo before his injury.

“There are other important names, but we've got to tread carefully because young players need to confirm their promise over time.

“That said, adding a few young names to our squad is one of our objectives.”

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