Pogba: I'm French, but I will be a Mancunian forever

Pogba, who is now 25 years old, was born in the suburbs of Paris, however he moved to Manchester at the age of 16, transferring from the Le Havre youth team. He spent three years there, before moving to Juventus, and then returning after four seasons, in 2016.

Speaking with the English outlet, the midfielder said he feels both French and Mancunian. "I am French, but I will say I'm international," he said. "I'm international, I'm not only French."

"I have the passport French, the ID French but I have the driving license English. When you're Mancunian once, you're Mancunian forever, you know? It's the same, it's like that."

The 25-year-old was then asked if he saw the need to change his personality or style, and he responded by stressing the need to stay open-minded.

"Yes, at some point," when asked if people had tried to change him. "Because you cannot be the same with everybody, cannot trust everybody. You learn." 

"Open your mind, do something else. Don't eat the same food all the time. We love pasta, we love rice. Eat pasta for one year, you become crazy, you know? Just open your mind, it's not negative to change."

He also revealed his aspirations outside of football. "I would love to go in the sea and swim with the sharks," he said. "With the dolphins, and see what is under the water. I would love to do that."

May 18, 2018