Barcelona and former Milan director Ariedo Braida believes Paul Pogba was 'not worth' his price-tag, whilst discussing Dani Alves and Miralem Pjanic.
The 70-year-old watched the shenanigans between Juventus and Manchester United from the side-lines, but with special attention, as the Blaugrana also had an interest in the Frenchman.
Barcelona and former Milan director Ariedo Braida believes Paul Pogba was 'not worth' his price-tag, whilst discussing Dani Alves and Miralem Pjanic.
The 70-year-old watched the shenanigans between Juventus and Manchester United from the side-lines, but with special attention, as the Blaugrana also had an interest in the Frenchman.
“The economics of the operation were a good enough reason not to pursue it,” Braida told La Gazzetta dello Sport. “Pogba will show his value in Manchester, as his technical worth is beyond argument. But he'll be criticised at every game if he doesn't perform at his best.
“People will see the price-tag and they'll assume he'll win games on his own, and that's not possible. But certain numbers are absurd.
“Nobody is worth that much. All of the players are over-valued. When you reach certain levels, the detachment from normality is really too much. We're talking about an operation worth €150m, not counting the salary. The pressure [on Pogba] must be enormous.”
Braid also discussed Juventus' new signings, Dani Alves and Miralem Pjanic.
“Dani Alves is a champion. He has character, technique, he can handle the ball, he can play alone and for the team. In Barcelona he was beloved, and the feelings were reciprocal, but he wanted to test himself and show he's still at the top. Juve signed a great player.
“As for Pjanic, playing him in [Andrea] Pirlo's position is an idea, but he's the type of player who scores a lot of goals, and back there he's a bit distant from the goal.
“Something will be lost, although he could still score on free kicks. He takes them like Zico. Not like [Leo] Messi, really, because Messi is left-footed. But Zico was always the number one among the right-footed players.”