Bartomeu: Barcelona could not match Man United's 90 million pound offer for Pogba Barcelona Unable to compete financially

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has admitted that the Blaugrana were interested in bringing Paul Pogba to the club, but they could not match Manchester United's offer for the Frenchman.

Pogba, who was on United's books as a youngster, left for Juventus before returning to Old Trafford for 90 million pounds.

"In 2015, Pogba was playing for Juventus and we said to them that if they ever decided to sell, we would be interested in him," Bartomeu stated.

"When they told us what United had offered, we simply could not raise that sort of money.

"Pogba has obviously improved them massively as he is one of the biggest and best names in world football."

Bartomeu was asked about his thoughts on the Premier League and emphasised that LaLiga Santander remains the best league in the world.

"We have to be very cautious because in the Premier League, there are six or seven teams who are always in contention to win the league," he noted.

"It is a very competitive league, with only LaLiga Santander ahead of it."

The Barcelona president refused to get involved in transfer speculation.

"I prefer not to talk about other team's players because I am sure that we also have many players who would improve other teams," he concluded.