Paul Pogba to Manchester United: Brexit will cost club £13million as Jose Mourinho bids to land France star from Juventus
MANCHESTER UNITED'S world record chase of Paul Pogba will cost a whopping £13MILLION more than it did a month ago - because of Brexit.
The price of the pound sterling compared to the Euro has dropped dramatically since the decision to leave the European Union on 24 June and the Old Trafford coffers will be hit if they land the Frenchman.
Manchester United remain the bookies' favourites to be Pogba's club by the end of the transfer window, especially given news that the club are to delay announcing their squad numbers.
Super agent Mino Raiola, who has already secured Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan's moves to the club, has flown to Manchester today to negotiate a terms with Ed Woodward and Jose Mourinho.
But the discussions could all be a ploy, claim suspicious fans, who says Pogba hinted at his preference to move to Real Madrid in a post on social media.
The 23-year-old, who is on holiday in the US, dressed all in white for his latest photo, with the caption "all in white... Peace".
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That sparked fans believing that Pogba's choice of outfit was a nod to his desire to join Los Blancos.
With Italian giants Juventus sticking to their world record asking price of €125,000,000 (£105m), Brexit will hit Manchester United hard in their coffers and stifle some of Mourinho's rebuilding attempts.
The day before the referendum the pound was priced at 1.308 compared to the Euro, according to .
Today that price is all the way down at 1.192.
While that drop may not sound too sharp when getting out a little bit of cash for your holiday, in a deal worth hundreds of millions it really starts to add up.
Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport report that not only do Juventus want a record €100m transfer fee, they are also demanding up to €24m in various add-ons and contract clauses.
Add in Pogba's reported €12m annual wages and you can see how that 0.116 difference becomes a small fortune.
At the pre-Brexit price, €100m would have been approximately £76,450,000, today the Bureau de Change would charge you £83,540,000 - a huge difference of more than £7m.
The add-ons would have cost £18,348,000 but are now priced at £20,049,600 - another £1,701,600 down the drain.
Finally, Pogba's £12m wages did work out to £9,174,000 and are now £10,024,800.
That's another £850,800-per-year that United will fork out - over the expected five-year contract United are expected to offer that's £4,254,000.
The total increase in price for the Pogba deal since Brexit?
An eye-watering £13,045,000.