As if it wasn't obvious enough that Paul Pogba and José Mourinho aren't exactly best pals who spend their free time in Manchester pottering around the Coronation Street set together, Pogba has made it clear that they don't get on and that the World Cup winner could be on the first flight to Spain in January.

"My future right now is with Manchester," Pogba told Sky Sports Germany last night. "I have a contract. Currently, I play there, but who knows what will happen in the next couple of months."

That isn't going to do much to stop the Pogba-to-Barcelona rumours which bubbled away throughout this summer's transfer window. The old 'I have a contract' gambit is the least convincing statement of commitment available to a footballer. It basically says: "I will remain here as long as it is legally impossible for me to be anywhere else". Pogba also heavily implied that he and Mourinho are very much Not Mates.

"We have a coach-player relationship, it’s like that," he said. "One thing I can promise: I will always give it 100 per cent, regardless for which coach. I give it my all for United always. That’s all I can say."