Juventus 'make Paul Pogba transfer breakthrough'

World Cup winner Paul Pogba [Courtesy]

Juventus have reportedly made a breakthrough in their negotiations with Manchester United to re-sign World Cup winner Paul Pogba.

The France international is said to want out at Old Trafford, and the Italian giants have been monitoring his situation for some time now, alongside Real Madrid.

Man United paid a then world-record £89million to sign Pogba in 2016, but will accept £52million plus former Liverpool midfielder Emre Can for his services, according to Italian publication Tuttosport.

The report contradicts United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer recently insisting the Red Devils will not allow Pogba to leave in the January transfer window.

"He's not getting sold in January, no," Solskjaer said.

"He's training but he's not been training with us for long. He's training and that's a step forward for us.

"Yeah, of course [I understand all the interest around him] because he's a fantastic player, a charismatic personality and for us we're happy that he's here.

"We know that we've got one of the best players in the world when he's playing well, when he gets fit."

Pogba has been out with an injury since United's 1-1 draw with Arsenal in October, but returned to the bench for the defeat by Watford last time out.

The Frenchman was brought on for Jesse Lingard on 64 minutes, but could do little to impact the match, with the Premier League's basement boys running out 2-0 winners.