6 youngsters who became successful after leaving Manchester United

#2 Paul Pogba

Manchester United broke the world record fee to bring Pogba back to the club

The fact that Manchester United spent a then world record fee of £89.3 million to bring Paul Pogba back to the club speaks volumes about how much he improved as a player while he was away from the club.

Pogba showed a lot of promise while he was playing for Man Utd’s youth teams. However, the player believed that he didn’t get the first team opportunities he deserved. Ultimately, he left United to join Juventus on a free transfer after opting not to renew his contract.

It didn’t take long for Pogba to burst on to the scene at Juventus. He played 178 games for the Old Lady in four seasons, scoring 34 goals and assisting 30 more. In his last season in the Serie A, he topped the assists charts.

During his stint with Juventus, Pogba notably won 9 trophies at the club level, won the Golden Boy award in 2013, was named in the Serie A Team of the Year thrice, finished 5th in the Ballon d’Or voting in 2015, was named the best young player at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and included in the FIFPro World XI in 2015.

It is still up for debate if Pogba has hit the heights he hit at Juventus after returning to Man Utd, but he has certainly been one of their best players in the last two seasons. In fact, he was named the Europa League Player of Season in 2016/17 after helping his side win the trophy.