Top 10 Juventus signings of the decade

1. Paul Pogba (Free Transfer)

Mino Raiola may be a hard man to deal with but Juventus over the years owe a great deal to Raiola for concluding some of the most improbable transfer signings.

Back at the start of 2012-13 season when Manchester United had signed Robin Van Persie and the entire attention was at Old Trafford, Juventus managed to sign Paul Pogba on a free transfer after then French youngster refused to renew his Man United contract.

Sir Alex Ferguson knew the potential Pogba had at the time but even he would have been left stunned to watch the superstar Pogba had become during his 4-year stint with Juventus.

Pogba formed an inseparable midfield trio with Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal to lead Juventus to 4 back to back Serie A titles, 2 Copa Italias, and 2 Super Coppas.

During those 4 years, Pogba was one of the best midfielders in Europe week-in-week-out. His goals, his assists, his flair play, his shooting, his dribbles, his physical play were too much to handle for any team.

Pogba featured in Serie A’s team of the season in every campaign he played in. Pogba scored 28 times in total for Juventus and some of those goals still make for a worthwhile revisit.

However, after 4 successful years in Turin, Manchester United came calling and offered to pay €90million to re-sign Pogba after losing him on a free transfer. Juventus resisted to a degree but then saw the opportunity and cashed-in on Pogba and made a €90million profit on his transfer.

This wraps our list of Top 10 Juventus signings this decade. Do let us know your opinion in the comments section below.

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