Paul Pogba shocked his Man Utd teammates with a pre-season friendly parade

Paul Pogba shocked staff and Manchester United teammates by not showing up for a regular team flight to Wales before Saturday's friendly against AC Milan.

The French international fought throughout the summer to settle in Real Madrid, publicly declaring wanting to leave Old Trafford three years after his return from Juventus, while his agent, Mino Raiola, claimed to work on the exit strategy of its customers.

Pogba had back problems early in the week. He missed the final training session before Tuesday's friendly against Kristiansund, but was considered fit enough to make a 30-minute appearance as a substitute for the second half.

United says Pogba has once again had a training rehearsal Friday, putting him out of the match against Milan in South Wales, but the Daily Mail reports that the 26-year-old has staged a parade at of a late attempt to force the hand of his club and sanction a move to Madrid.

"At the end of today's session, Paul had a backache, the same problem as last week, when he had missed the session in Norway," said Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who will also be deprived of Romelu Lukaku, Alexis Sanchez and Matteo Darmian. .

Pogba reportedly told his teammates that he would not travel to Australia and Asia for the club's pre-season tour earlier this month, before he changed his mind.

It seems that the World Cup winner impressed Solskjaer so much with his professionalism and dedication that he planned to take him back to vice-captain, the role he lost in the aftermath of an argument. with Jose Mourinho.

Zinedine Zidane and Real Madrid have had a miserable pre-season campaign despite a summer of almost unprecedented spending.

Pogba would have been the main target of his compatriot but United remains categorical: his badets will not be sold this summer.