Departing Manchester United midfielder Pau Pogba twice turned down new £300,000-a-week contract offers, branding it as "nothing", as revealed in his new documentary.
The 'Pogmentary', released on Friday, reveals that Old Trafford chiefs twice offered him new deals in excess of the existing £290,000-a-week terms which saw him become one of the highest-paid players in the world.
But the Athletic, as shown by a preview from the documentary, reports Pogba responded to his late agent Mino Raiola telling him about the second proposal last July by describing it as "nothing" - from his Rolls-Royce.
A clearly upset Pogba said: "How can you tell a player you absolutely want him and offer him nothing?" he says, clearly affronted. "Never seen that."
Speaking in both Pogba's natural French and Raiola's natural Italian, Raiola said: 'Paul, you are in a situation which is very particular. You have no idea. You have no idea.'
The 29-year-old then asked: "Did Manchester (United) make a second offer?" Raiola responded: "Yes. They absolutely want you to stay. For me, the offer doesn't reflect that. I told them, 'If you want him to stay, don't make that offer'.
"I will make them understand that if they really want you to stay and they want to build a project around you, this time they have to act differently and put the money on the table."
"They're bluffing," Pogba replies. "How can you tell a player you absolutely want him and offer him nothing? Never seen that."
In one of the last scenes in the documentary, Pogba vows to "show Manchester that they made a mistake in waiting to give me a contract. And show other clubs that Manchester made a mistake in not offering me a contract".
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