Wantaway Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has finally sealed a much-anticipated return to his former club, Juventus, ending weeks of speculation about his future.

Pogba’s agent Rafaela Pimenta, who took over for the late Mino Raiola, met with Juventus officials in Turin on Thursday to finalise the terms of the free transfer from United.

Subsequently, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano reported that Juventus had sealed the deal for Pogba, who will travel to Turin in July to complete his medical and requisite paperwork.

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The (unofficial) confirmation of the move marks the end of a lengthy and convoluted transfer saga that began when Pogba started to fade from the United team, despite having made an impressive impact in his first couple of seasons with the Premier League club.

Pogba, who broke into senior, first-division football with United, had a few stellar seasons with Juventus, helping the Old Lady to four Serie A title wins, and two Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana wins each.

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With the Frenchman making the headlines at Juventus, United moved in for Pogba, signing him for a whopping €105 million in August 2016, the most expensive football transfer at the time.

Pogba’s second stint at Manchester began well, with the World Cup winner helping United to two trophies in the 2016-17 season: the UEFA Europa League and the EFL Cup.

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Despite a splendid start, Pogba’s place in United’s starting XI started to come under threat in the subsequent seasons owing managerial changes and a troubled spell for the club.

Injury problems further compounded the World Cup winner’s woes in England, who played his last game in a United shirt in an embarrassing 4-0 loss against arch-rivals Liverpool.

In his second spell with United, Pogba managed 39 goals in 226 appearances, a record he will be hoping to improve upon when he completes his move to Juventus.