Luis Suarez tells Paul Pogba he would be ‘welcome’ at Barcelona as Catalans ramp up interest
World Cup-winning Frenchman has been linked with an Old Trafford exit after a row with Jose Mourinho
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LUIS SUAREZ has told Paul Pogba he would be "welcome" at Barcelona as the Catalans ramp up their interest in the Manchester United superstar.
The Frenchman, 25, has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford all summer after a row with Jose Mourinho.
United chiefs insist they were never going to sell but Barca - and Gerard Pique in particular - have been plotting a move for the unsettled playmaker.
Suarez, 31, told RAC1: "Pogba's an elite player who's won everything.
"He has a lot of quality. I think he would like to be competing for more than he is at the moment.
"He's not a player that belongs to Barca, but he would always be welcome."
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Pogba came under fire from Graeme Souness after missing a penalty in the 2-0 win over Burnley.
The Sky Sports pundit said: "They have a very good group at United and they have had a difficult start.
"These problems have been self-inflicted. When everyone is pulling in the same direction they can win, when they're not it is bloody difficult.
"Pogba, saying what he did after being handed the captaincy – he has been offered an olive branch and has not picked it up."
The clouds of doom over Old Trafford looked to have lifted in the past week - especially with Jose Mourinho saying it would cost too much for the club to sack him.
And the Special One was all smiles again today at a top managers' summit which included old foe Arsene Wenger, despite accepting a suspended prison sentence after being accused of £3m tax fraud.