‘Good riddance’ is the phrase Manchester United fans use often these days when somebody mentions Paul Pogba. The Frenchman is about to leave the club as a free agent for the second time in his career, but this time, the total cost of his five year stay will be a staggering 219 million euros. For that amount of money, he participated in 233 games, scored 39 goals and 51 assists and won two trophies (Europa League, League Cup). Not enough. But, there are other parts of Europe and world where he will be greated with great joy. For example, his native France, where the regular French international is a World Cup winner. Or in Turin, where he will probably come back (again) and play for Juventus, as it has been reported during this month. Or in Guinea, where Pogba arrived yesterday and got a hero’s welcome.Así vivió Pogba su llegada a Conakry, la capital de Guinea (sus padres nacieron allí y siempre ayuda a la tierra de sus ancestros). ¡Lo reciben como a un héroe nacional! pic.twitter.com/MIpbLt2EhE— SportsCenter (@SC_ESPN) June 21, 2022 Le selfie de Paul Pogba à la maison ! C’est trop magnifique. 🥰. #Pogba #Guinee #TL224 pic.twitter.com/fVs3S9n27G— Med Sesay (@MedSesay25) June 21, 2022 The Frenchman has roots in this African country since both his parents come from Guinea. Unlike his brothers Florentin and Mathias, who were born in Guinea and play for the national team, Paul was born in France and represents that country, but is in touch with his parents country.48 H pour la Guinée 🇬🇳, Paul Pogba est arrivé à Conakry comme prévu. Le joueur français d’origine guinéenne prendra part au match de gala caritatif qui se jouera au stade GLC.@paulpogba #48Hpourla🇬🇳 @StadeGLC pic.twitter.com/qNXk8M2iQg— Actu Sport TV (@ActuSportTV) June 21, 2022 Paul Pogba est au bercail 🇬🇳#Guinee #Kibaro pic.twitter.com/7V9YlBtA8z— MOUD 🇬🇳 (@MoudGhost) June 21, 2022 Large crowds greeted former Manchester United midfielder as he arrived in Conakry. On the first day of his visit, his words were words of encouragement for Guinea, his parents’ country, after he paraded the streets in the open car.“It is with a very strong feeling that I return to the country. My family is there and frankly I come back and I feel that Guinea has changed. Unfortunately I could not come before with all the competitions, and the Covid pandemic but now I am here. It’s been a long time since I came back here, so we decided to come back to help Guinea to move the country forward. I know that the luck that Allah has given me is to succeed and come back to help my country” said Pogba upon his arrival, as per local press. During his stay, Pogba will feature in a charity match for Guinea and will reportedly meet government officials and sports associations.Thu 03:30: (2.14) Corinthians (3.00) Santos (3.70)
