Barcelona's President Bartomeu confirms Interest In Pogba

The club are banned from signing players until 2016, but have admitted their interest in the Juventus midfielder

By Odunayor

Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu has revealed the club want to sign Juventus star Paul Pogba.

The Catalans are currently banned from signing players until 2016 after breaking rules regarding the acquisition of youth players.

However, that hasn't stopped them from pressing forward with recruitment plans ahead of next year, with Pogba top of their list.

Bartomeu told Telefoot: "It is true that Pogba is a leading target of ours and obviously we are interested, but I can't say anything more. We are forbidden to recruit players until January, so I can't talk about it."

Pogba was on the losing side in Saturday night's Champions League final as Barcelona triumphed 3-1 over Juve in Berlin.

But in light of reports claiming that could well have been his last game for the Bianconeri, Juve CEO Giuseppe Marotta insisted he would remain at the club.

"Juventus wants to win the Champions League next season and Pogba is an important player. He will be here next season for sure, 100 per cent.

Pogba, meanwhile, offered little response to the rumours in the aftermath of the game, adding: "I don't even think about anything else while I'm at Juve. It's nice to be asked but I'm not going to stop working for my club."