Pogba to be assessed by Man Utd doctors this week
Paul Pogba is due to see doctors at the end of the week to discover whether he is ready to return to full training.
The Manchester United midfielder has made slow progress in his recovery from an ankle operation but has been running at 85 per cent in recent days.
He is scheduled to see medical staff to check his progress in the next few days — when he hopes to get the green light to step things up.
In theory, that would see him return to full training before the end of the month.
And that would put him in with a chance of playing in the Manchester derby against City on March 8.
Whether Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will feel the French World Cup- winner’s head is in the right place to put him back in the team remains to be seen.
Pogba has made only six starts for United this season and remains keen to leave in the summer.
Agent Mino Raiola insisted his client is fully committed to United — at least until the end of the season.
But he stoked up his war of words with Solskjaer by saying the Old Trafford boss was “out of line”.
The pair made their feelings known before and after United’s win at Chelsea on Monday.
Raiola said his client would be interested in a move to Juventus.
He told talkSPORT: “Ole took parts of sentences of an interview of mine and acted a little bit offended that I was offering Paul Pogba to other clubs without permission.
“If you read the whole interview I was asked if Paul would fancy Italy, and I said Italy is a second home.
“But that is not the case now as he is concentrated on Manchester United and getting back in the team as soon as possible and to make a great end of the season.
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“I think Paul has always demonstrated great commitment to the club and to his team.
“Lately everything that happens around Ole is always my fault.”
Getting Pogba back fit and focused would be a big boost for Solskjaer ahead of a busy run of games for United.
Fellow midfielder Scott McTominay, 23, is also poised to return to the fray after a knee injury he sustained against Newcastle in December.