On 8 August 2016, the world of football acknowledged Paul Pogba’s highly talked-about return to former club, Manchester United on a five-year contract for an all-time record for highest football transfer fee at €105 million (£89.3 million) plus bonuses of €5 million. With this, he surpassed the former record holder Gareth Bale who went from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid, achieving a superstar status at just 23 years of age. At Old Trafford, he is set to enjoy the company of universal boss Zlatan Ibrahimovic, English captain Wayne Rooney and the master puppeteer Jose Mourinho among other younger stars in Martial, Rashford and Lingard.

Here are some unknown facts from Paul Labile Pogba’s professional career and personal life that I’m sure you musn’t have heard of until now:

TOP 5 UNKNOWN FACTS

• Pogba was the captain of the team that won France’s first ever FIFA Under-20 World Cup. In that tournament held in Turkey, he played every minute of all of France’s matches except for the final group match against Spain, in which he was an unused substitute. He was named the best player of the tournament.
• Pogba signed to Juventus from Manchester United for free in 2012 when his contract at Old Trafford expired under SAF where he went on to garner a real superstar reputation scoring 28 goals for them until he signed back to Manchester United. Now, he is touted to be one of the best young footballers in the world.

• Pogba is originally African. His whole family is from Africa but during his childhood his father moved to France where his dad would fulfill his dream of being a teacher. So, Paul has a French passport and represents the French National Team whereas both his brothers still represent the Guinean National Team. He has two older brothers namely, Florentin and Mathias, who play as a defender for Saint Etienne in Ligue 1 and a striker for Scottish Premier League club Patrick Thislte respectively.
• Pogba is actually a devout Muslim since he started practising Islam seriously 3 years ago but became a devout only 11 months back. He follows all the rules laid down in the Quran and prays before matches and otherwise five times a day.
• Paul Pogba is best friends with Mario Balotelli. He spends his free time with family or else chills with Mario going out to restaurants dining and dabbing together. He also loves to update posts and photos on Twitter and Instagram with his chills and thrills with Balotelli. He parties with the Milan striker too.