Pogba was ready for Manchester United

The former Arsenal man believes his compatriot is
a "special player" and insists he could have coped
with first-team football at Old Trafford before his
departure at the age of 19
Thierry Henry believes Paul Pogba is a “special
player” and was ready to star on the biggest stage
even before he joined Juventus from Manchester
United three years ago.
Pogba is a transfer target for several leading clubs
across Europe after playing a key role in Juventus'
Serie A and Coppa Italia triumphs last season.
The 22-year-old midfielder has attracted interest
from Manchester City and Chelsea in the Premier
League - and fellow Frenchman Henry is not
surprised by talk suggesting he could leave Turin
for as much as €100 million this summer.
“He is a special player and that’s why every team
wants him,” Henry told Goal at the launch of
Arsenal's new Puma home kit. “Is he going to stay
at Juve? I don’t know. But whoever gets him is
going to get an amazing player.
“I was a bit upset for him because he couldn’t
perform the way he wanted to perform at the end
of the seas
on because he came back from an
injury at the wrong time.
“For people to talk about him the way they talk
about him right now, it’s because he has
something that young players his age don’t have
right now.”
Pogba joined Juventus from Manchester United in
2012 for a nominal compensation fee after he grew
frustrated with a lack of playing opportunities
under Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford.
Arsenal legend Henry has been tracking Pogba’s
progress for a long time and admits he was
surprised that the youngster left United in the first
place.
Henry added: “He was ready to play at the time he
left Manchester United. I don’t know what
happened there, he was ready for me at that time.
“I saw him play in a World Cup with the France
youth team and you could see already that he had
something different from the other players.
“It didn’t work for him at United for various
reasons but he showed character, he went to Juve
and showed he could play. Now everybody wants
him.”