Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba (L) competes with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo. (Photo : Getty Images)
Juventus main man Paul Pogba recently refuted the rumor that he bought a house in Barcelona, which led to rumors of an impending Barça move this summer, as speculations abound that the French midfielder could end up with Real Madrid instead.
The 23-year-old France international had been "heavily linked" to a move to Barcelona since last summer, but the gossips were especially noisy at the moment after he was speculated to have purchased a new home in Catalonia.
However, Pogba denied the said rumors, telling a fan in social media that the stories were all "invented", as per Goal.
The report said that "Pogba has denied reports claiming he has bought a house in Barcelona" when he was asked by a fan online if the rumors were true.
"You bought a house in Barcelona? Paul, don't leave. You still have so many years with us," the fan said, of which the Frenchman simply replied, "No house, it's invented," to clarify his position in the said story.
Aside from Barça and Real, other clubs that are said to be interested in the 6-foot-3 Lagny-sur-Marne, France native are Manchester United, Chelsea, and Paris Saint-Germain.
Meanwhile, Metro indicated that head coach Zinedine Zidane "hinted" at a possible Los Blancos move for the Turin star as the former Juventus and Real Madrid attacking midfielder admitted that "he is a huge admirer of his countryman" during a recent interview.
"He is a great player, every team would want to have him," said Zidane during his latest visit in Turin. "But he is a Juventus player and we have to respect that."
Zidane also talked about rumors saying that Real is intending to activate the buyback clause of Juve striker Alvaro Morata this summer and then sell him to the highest bidder.
The 43-year-old manager was reserved with his reply, saying he is unaware of "what will happen" but he thinks that the Old Lady would like to keep him for one more season.
"He has grown a lot in Italy," Zidane said, referring to Morata. "I don't know what will happen, but he did very well at Juventus."
"It is normal that they still want to keep him for another year, so we will see what happens. It's not the time to talk about it yet," he added.
