Paul Pogba to pocket ‘loyalty bonus’ upon Man United exit

The Frenchman earned £5.613m for each of his 39 goals for Man United

Paul Pogba will depart Manchester United with a £3.78million loyalty bonus when he leaves the club as a free agent at the end of the month. The Red Devils confirmed that the Frenchman would be leaving Old Trafford for a second time when his contract expires later this month - but the midfielder is still set to walk away with a lucrative 'loyalty bonus'. As reported by the Daily Mail, it forms part of the terms offered to Pogba to entice him back from Juventus for a then world record fee of £89m in 2016, having lost him to the Serie A giants for compensation of just £1.5m in 2012. https://twitter.com/UtdDistrict/status/1532116924884299777 As well as the staggering transfer fee, United also paid £39.27m to the player's agent Mino Raiola, who passed away in April, to secure a deal for his return to Manchester.

Pogba pocketed eye-watering salary at Old Trafford

Pogba was reportedly paid a basic salary of £8.61m, which dropped to £7.75m once the annual loyalty bonus started at the end of his first year with the club. It also included image rights payments, which came to a total of £2.87m-a-year, as well as a £1.875m bonus for each of the four occasions the Red Devils qualified for the Champions League while he was there.

The report adds that, as a result, the total cost for the Frenchman adds up to a mammoth £218.93m - working out at £968,716 for each of his 226 appearances, or £5.613m for each of his 39 goals in a red shirt.

The 29-year-old looks likely to re-join Juventus in the summer, having also reportedly held talks with Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid.

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