Ferdinand: Pogba Worth Record Fee

Paul Pogba is worth the world-record fee Manchester United have paid to re-sign him from Juventus, says former team-mate Rio Ferdinand.

France midfielder Pogba, 23, has returned to Old Trafford for £89m.

"Paul is a huge talent and someone with the personality to handle that price tag," Ferdinand told BBC Sport.

"He can do everything. He is still working out the best way to use all of his weapons but, once he does, he will be an absolute monster of a player."

Pogba joined United in 2009 but made only seven substitute appearances before leaving for Italy in 2012 as a 19-year-old, with a tribunal ruling Juve had to pay £1.5m for him.

"Paul told me before he left that he wanted to be the best player in the world," added Ferdinand, who made 453 appearances for United after a British record £30m transfer from Leeds in 2002.

"He is on the right track to achieving that.

"He won a lot of trophies at Juventus and his mentality means he wants to keep on winning things. If he does that at United then he will be up there to contend for individual accolades as well.

"From training with him and playing with him I know all about his self-belief and work ethic, as well as his ability as a player. Those are the two big things you need to be a success at United.

"Paul's character means he will deal with being such a big investment - so that won't be a problem.

"As well as that, he will relish the responsibility on his shoulders of bringing medals and trophies to the club. That won't faze him at all."

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