Paul Pogba's agent says 'Juventus don't want to sell him' to Real Madrid, but the player's objective is 'not money, but the Ballon D'Or'.

The intense speculation surrounding a possible transfer of the 23-year-old to the Merengues is not relenting, even at a time when most attention is being magnetised by Euro 2016.

Paul Pogba's agent says 'Juventus don't want to sell him' to Real Madrid, but the player's objective is 'not money, but the Ballon D'Or'.

The intense speculation surrounding a possible transfer of the 23-year-old to the Merengues is not relenting, even at a time when most attention is being magnetised by Euro 2016.

“They don't want to sell him, they're a great club and they always have been,” his agent Mino Raiola told Marca. “When we signed for them we discussed the fact that, should a serious project present itself, Juve will have a reasonable chat with the club.

“He could have been the most expensive signing ever, if Juventus accepted last year's offer. But that's not Pogba's objective, nor is it mine.

“He wants a project, and the future in any case remains in his hands. When he came to Juve things weren't easy, because young players get little time on the pitch in Italy and Coaches don't know how to handle them. When he arrived he was 18, now he is 23.”

Raiola was asked whether he'd be pushing the player in any direction.

“I'll give him my opinion. I just want him to be happy, that's the most important thing in a player's career. It's easy to sell a player once, it's hard to sell them twice. I'm only concerned with the project.

“Pogba can play in any position. He hasn't scored very many goals because Italian football is defensive, but he notched 10-12 assists. He moves a lot and runs 10-13km per game. He can certainly play in a more attacking role, few people can play in the spaces between the midfield and the attack the way he does.

“He dreams of the Ballon D'Or, that's clear. Real Madrid would certainly be the right environment to win it, you can't argue with the club's history.

“For Paul, [Coach Zinedine] Zidane and Real Madrid have always been something special. He admires them. There have been other clubs, like Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain where he has a home, Barcelona, but Real…

“He's always admired Zidane and he told me as much. That's going to factor into his decision.

“Future stars? [Milan's Gianluigi] Donnarumma. I also have three great youngsters in Holland, and one at Juve.”

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