Rio Ferdinand admits that if he was Paul Pogba he would not be signing a new contract at Manchester United right now.
The France midfielder will be out of contract at the end of the season and continues to be linked with a return to old club Juventus, as well as moves to fellow European heavyweights Paris Saint Germain and Real Madrid. Barcelona are also rumoured to be keen.
However, for Pogba to even consider staying at Old Trafford, he wants assurances about his future at the club. Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already benched the talented midfielder on several occasions this season.
And Ferdinand firmly believes that the managers who have worked with the 28-year-old should take part of the blame for never realising his true potential – something that is not an issue on international duty.
Speaking on his YouTube Channel, the Red Devils legend said: “I wouldn’t commit if I was him. I’ve got to be honest, I wouldn’t.
“The biggest thing for me is that when Pogba leaves this football club, which he is going to at some point here, if it’s this summer he leaves this summer, people will go, “Oh, he was a failure. He was this, he was that.”

“But I would say that it’s been a failure of the club as well. Because when you see him for France, what he does for France, you can’t tell me it’s not there.

“So when you spend the money you spent on someone like that you build around him. You put the team in a position that he’s going to actually be able to produce his best football.

“I don’t think that any manager has been able to unlock him in a red shirt.”
Pogba can negotiate a free transfer exit with foreign clubs from January. Indeed, his agent, Mino Raiola, is already expected to have been testing the waters over a move.