Due to Ferguson's opposition and Pogba's unwillingness to lower his demands, the first professional contract signing between Manchester United and Pogba was put on hold indefinitely.

In fact, Pogba was unwilling to lower his demands, not because he was so arrogant, but because he had the initiative in signing negotiations.

Pogba and Manchester United only have one youth team contract, and even this contract is only one year left, which means that any other team wants to get Pogba almost doesn't have to spend money except for a little training fee. In this case, it is normal for Pogba to ask for a higher annual salary.

Manchester United is very passive because if they do not accept Pogba's salary requirements, it means losing a talented teenager with great potential. This will not only lose a lot of money, but also lose their much-needed midfield reserve force.

Of course, there is still time now, and the two sides are just playing. The attractiveness of a giant club like Manchester United to players is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary teams. Moreover, Pogba is a youth training player of Manchester United and is very familiar with Manchester United. If Pogba stays at Manchester United, neither teammates nor technical and tactical styles need to be adapted, and can be seamlessly connected. Therefore, Manchester United maintains a tough attitude in hopes that Pogba can lower his salary requirements, rather than give up Pogba.

Pogba has the initiative and is not afraid that Manchester United will not sign a contract with him. After Zhang Qi released the news that Manchester United refused to sign a contract with him, many clubs have now contacted Pogba and Zhang Qi, including strong teams such as Manchester City, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Juventus.

Manchester United not only put aside the signing negotiations with Pogba, but before the Premier League with Newcastle on the weekend, Ferguson did not call on Pogba, who had a high fan call, as if he had really thrown him into the cold palace.

Although Pogba refused to compromise, he still loved Manchester United very much from the bottom of his heart. Seeing that the Lord Sir was not called into the league roster, he was still a little nervous. He called his agent Zhang Qi to ask what to do?

Zhang Qi had a premonition about this. With Ferguson's domineering and tough character, Pogba would not obey his arrangements, and he would definitely throw Pogba back to the youth team.

But Zhang Qi didn't care. He calmly told Pogba that either Pogba would sign the contract according to Ferguson's wishes, or continue to play a cold war with Manchester United until Manchester United compromised.

Pogba asked with some concern, what if Manchester United doesn't compromise?

Zhang Qi smiled and said, "That depends on what you mean. If you want to stay at Manchester United, then you should lower your salary requirements. If you are unwilling to lower your requirements, go to other clubs."

Pogba did not want to lower his salary requirements, nor did he want to go to other clubs, so he could only continue to confront Manchester United.

The 33rd round of the game against Newcastle is relatively easy for Manchester United. Now they are 8 points ahead of second place Chelsea in the standings, and there are five league rounds in the future. Even if they lose this game, Manchester United still firmly takes the initiative.

However, in the game against Newcastle, Ferguson did not let all the main players rest, but only let veterans Giggs, Scholes, Berbatov and Ferdinand take a break, while other main players still appear.

Although not all the main battles, Manchester United's combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated. With Rooney's volley, Manchester United defeated the Magpie in the away game and continued to maintain an 8-point lead over the second place.

After this round, there are only five rounds left in the league. As long as Manchester United can win three of them, they will win the championship two rounds ahead of schedule. If Chelsea and Arsenal are not good, Manchester United will be able to win the championship three rounds or even more rounds ahead of schedule.

After winning Newcastle away, the overall situation of the league has been decided, and Manchester United's focus has completely shifted from the league to the Champions League.

Manchester United will play the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals with Schalke 04 in the mid-week.

In the first leg, Manchester United defeated Schalke 04 5-2 at home. In this away game, as long as Manchester United loses three goals in a net loss, they will advance to the semi-finals and compete with the winners of Chelsea vs. Bayern for a place in the final.

Manchester United is obviously stronger than Schalke 04 and has an advantage of 3 goals. It is unlikely that it will be upset around the road, but facing the German team, Manchester United does not dare to be careless at all.

In the world football world, the German team has always been known for its tenacity. After losing to the German team many times, British star Leinker once said a classic saying: Football is a game where both sides send individual games and the Germans finally win.

It is conceivable that when the Germans return to their home court, they will never surrender. They will definitely do their best to defend their honor and dignity at their doorstep.

Because there was a fight before, before the last fight, Manchester United had a thorough study of Schalke 04 and had practiced offensive tactics many times. In this away game, Ferguson conducted more defensive training.

Veteran Scholes warned his teammates before he was sent to Gelsenkirchen in West**, Germany.

"Although we gained a great advantage in the first round, we are not 100% safe. We must be down-to-earth and give our opponents enough respect. After all, Schalke 04 team has many players who have seen big scenes, such as Raul, Falfan, Neuer. "They will definitely perform. We must show our first round to ensure that we get the semi-final ticket."

Scholes is not an exaggeration to be cautious. The British media also reminded Manchester United not to underestimate Schalke 04's combat effectiveness. If Schalke 04 scored a goal in the first half, Manchester United will become very troublesome. The most important thing for Manchester United is to ensure that they do not concede goals in the first half. As long as they do not concede goals in the first half, Manchester United will basically ensure that they advance.

When analyzing the Champions League quarterfinals between Manchester United and Schalke 04, the German media also said that whether they can score a goal in the first half is the key to determining Schalke 04's fate, but the German media is pessimistic and believes that as long as Manchester United does not make mistakes, Schalke 04 can only rely on miracles to advance.

But Schalke 04's players did not lose confidence in advancing. Before the game, Raul, Neuer, Edu and other players all pleaded with the idea of ​​surprise Schalke 04's fans.

Since transferring Schalke 04 last summer, it has been a hot topic whether Raul can return to the Bernabeu as an enemy. After the Champions League group draw, Real Madrid and Schalke 04 were assigned to different groups. Everyone thinks that Raul has no hope of returning to the Bernabeu because Schalke's strength is not enough to qualify in the group.

But I never thought that Schalke 04 not only qualified in the group, but also reached the quarterfinals. Unfortunately, Schalke 04 and Real Madrid were separated in different half-zones. If Raul wanted to fight against Real Madrid, he must both Real Madrid and Schalke 04 reach the Champions League final.

This is almost the first and last chance to become a Real Madrid opponent in his career.

Raul said before the game: "I hope Schalke 04 and Real Madrid can reach the final. Although it is very difficult, Wembley is our goal. We will try our best to play our own football. Manchester United has a huge advantage, but this is not a game without suspense. In fact, as long as we don't give up, the game will be full of suspense."

Schalke 04 goalkeeper Neuer also expressed confidently that he would give the goal task to his teammates and he would win Manchester United cleanly. Schalke 04 would give Manchester United a "surprise" at home.
Chapter completed!