Manchester United transfer news: Paul Pogba will not leave in January, insists Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Speculation continues to link Pogba with an exit from Old Trafford

Paul Pogba has barely played for United this season (Reuters)

Paul Pogba will not leave Manchester United in the January transfer window, according to his manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Pogba has only made six appearances for United this season and has not played since the draw with Arsenal at Old Trafford in late September. The 26-year-old sustained an ankle injury a month earlier against Southampton, aggravated the problem on his return and has spent the last three months sidelined.

Solskjaer initially said Pogba would return in early December, then that he would play before the end of 2019, then that an illness had delayed his recovery. Pogba admitted during the summer that he was looking for a challenge away from United, with Real Madrid interested, but failed to engineer a move.

Speculation continues to link Pogba with an exit from Old Trafford, but Solskjaer insisted on Friday: “He’s not getting sold in January. He’s training, but he’s not been training with us for long. He’s training and that’s a step forward for us.

“[The ankle injury] was something that really needed sorting but I don’t think I should give you all the medical information. He’s now feeling good and getting better, it’s worked. When he comes back and plays well, with a smile on his face and does what he did a year ago when I came here.

Paul has been fantastic and we’ve got one of the best players in the world when he plays. Let’s see how he feels, I’m not going to push him. We need him to be 100% fit.”