Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba insists he is ignoring speculation about his future ahead of his side’s Champions League final clash with Barcelona.
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Pogba, 22, has been one of Juve’s most influential players this season but has been heavily linked with a move away from Turin – with Real Madrid, Manchester City, PSG and Chelsea among those clubs tipped to make a summer swoop.
However, the Frenchman insists he is firmly concentrated on delivering the Bianconeri their first Champions League trophy since 1996 in Berlin this Saturday.
“I’ll let people think what they think, for me it’s a final, a huge final for me so I’m just focusing on that,” Pogba said at Juve’s pre-final media day in Turin on Monday.
The midfielder joined Juventus in controversial circumstances in 2012, leaving Manchester United on a free transfer – much to the dismay of many at Old Trafford.
But Pogba feels his decision to make the switch to Serie A has been fully justified, adding: “Yeah for sure, I don’t regret it, I’m very happy here & I’m in the final with Juventus, not Manchester.”
Pogba is expected to be one of Juve's key men against Barcelona but was warned by boss Max Allegri “stop showboating in midfield” after Juve’s 2-2 draw with Verona on Saturday.
The France international insists he has no issue with his manager, though, and viewed the comments as constructive.
He told Sport360: “I take it as advice, I have to focus for the full game but sometimes when my attitude looks like that it doesn’t mean I’m ‘showing off,’ I’m just playing my football.
“But what the coach is saying is the truth so I have to keep that focus for 90 minutes."