What should Manchester United do about Paul Pogba? Our football team discus possible transfer options or staying at Old Trafford

It's been the big question at Old Trafford for some time now, and you get the feeling that neither the club nor the player can truly move forward until they clear this situation up once and for all.

Pogba has been injured this season, but he's still come under fire from sections of the United fans after being pictured at weddings and other events while missing football for the Red Devils.

The Verdict - last time out: Should Kane leave Spurs?

He is a World Cup winner though, so should they stick or twist? So should Pogba stay or go? Are Man Utd better off without him or should they build the team around him? And if he does leave, where should he go?

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Paul Higham (@SportsPaulH)

Ever get the feeling you're missing something? That's the overriding feeling I get when speaking about this particular topic as I just don't get the fuss about Pogba. He's a good player, sure, but a great player? A £100m player? Not for me, I just don't think he's shown anything like that form for anywhere near enough to be in that class.

He's got the medals in the bag alright and a World Cup win is not to be sniffed at, but Bernard Diomede won a World Cup with France (look him up) so, you know... Seriously, Pogba is obviously a talent, but he's just not showing it and I'm still to really see what his best position on a football field is.

My feeling is that you have to dedicate your team set-up to get the best out of him, and for a player who has only broken double digits for league goals once I'm not sure that's the road Man United need to be going down.

The constant noise surrounding him, and coming from him and his agent at times is also an unwanted distraction, and it's certainly a problem Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could do without - the farce surrounding his injury and his own medical people just made the manager look weak.

If I were in charge at Old Trafford I'd be sending him on his way as soon as the next transfer window opens - whenever that may be. It just makes more sense to me to cash in and strengthen elsewhere - a James Maddison or Jack Grealish perhaps and maybe a centre half as well.

The fee may be the issue now as who knows what the transfer market will look like when we emerge from the current crisis, and the lack of money around would be the only reasons for me to keep him around - but all things being equal it'd be thanks and goodbye.

George Pitts (@GeorgePitts_)

The success of Bruno Fernandes and Fred in the early months of 2020 have shown plenty of promise for Manchester United.

Seeing that and the success of January signing Fernandes could give Pogba the kick up the behind that he needs. It would be intriguing to see how the Frenchman could work with Fernandes. If he sees the Portuguese getting the plaudits and glory, he could in turn step up his own game and form an impressive midfield partnership.

With Fred doing the running and the dirty work, Fernandes creating and pulling strings, Pogba could be given license to roam on the left of a midfield three/diamond like he did so well at Juve, which produced the performances that saw him valued at the then-world record £89million United paid for him in 2016.

But that is all ifs and buts, and that is all it has ever been since Pogba returned to the club. He has shown glimpses of brilliance for club and country, playing a key role and scoring for France in the World Cup final, but the bad seems to outweigh the good with him at the minute.

With all the marketing appeal, dabbing, haircuts and Instagram furore, it seems to be about him too often.

From, as Paul (Higham, not Pogba!) says above, his agent speaking out, his team calling the shots with his injury or those trips abroad while injured, he does not seem to have the attitude or application to be able to turn it around under Solskjaer.

THAT fallout with Jose Mourinho turned very sour and disastrously public, with cameras capturing their 'clash' on the training ground. Ultimately, Pogba's toxic relationship with Mourinho appeared to affect the whole dressing room and contributed to the Portuguese manager's eventual exit.

He has undoubted classy qualities and whether it is a return to Juve or a move to Real Madrid (let's be honest, he is a 'Galactico' type player), we will probably see the best of him again. But it is hard to see it being in a Red Devils shirt.

Before the unfortunate break in football due to the coronavirus crisis, things were looking up for United. Fernandes and Fred in midfield and plenty of young, hungry players playing exciting football and in good form. Pogba's return could easily rock the boat.

Has his extended absence been for the best? Have United already started planning his departure? They need to nip it in the bud early on in the transfer window, whenever it may be, by deciding his future.

It is probably best for both parties that they move on. And it looks like United already may have.

Tom Carnduff (@TomC_22)

This seems to be a conversation that just won't go away; and perhaps that answers the main question it provides.

George mentioned the impact of the likes of Fernandes and Fred and that demonstrates the feel-good attitude that was around Old Trafford before the Premier League break.

So much has been made of Solskjaer's reign in charge and, while I remain to be convinced that he is the right man for the job, things have significantly improved since January.

We can discuss where Pogba would now fit into this United team and I agree with George about the roll he could play should he return to first team action. However, they should be planning for a future without him.

The talk of Pogba's United exit has seemingly been around since he joined the club. The disastrous relationship between him and Mourinho looked to be the final straw, although player power probably led to the manager's departure.

A problem for those typical big fee transfers that we're now accustomed to is the lack of funds that will be available to clubs during the next transfer window - whenever that may be.

That means that either Pogba won't get his move or he'll go for a cut price deal. It's a battle between club and the infamous super agent Mino Raiola and you fear that neither will really emerge as the winner.

Pogba is a top player. There's no arguing against that. The problem is that we find ourselves constantly dragged into this discussion, talking transfers over talent and battling the endless Graeme Souness memes that dominate our Twitter timelines.

Solskjaer clearly draws upon the influence of Sir Alex Ferguson as he continues his own management journey. That has been clear from the moment he took to the Old Trafford dugout.

Perhaps it's time for the current United boss to take another leaf out of Ferguson's book and prove that no player is bigger than the club by making a move early in the window.

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