With Ferguson opposing and Pogba unwilling to lower his demands, Manchester United and Pogba's first professional contract signing has been put on hold indefinitely.

In fact, Pogba's reluctance to lower his demands is not because of how arrogant he is, but because he has the initiative in the signing negotiations.

Pogba only has one youth contract with Manchester United, and even if this contract is only one year left, it means that any other team will hardly have to spend money on Pogba except for a little development fee, and in this case, it is normal for Pogba to ask for a higher annual salary.

Manchester United, on the other hand, are very passive, because if they do not accept Pogba's salary demand, it will mean the loss of a talented teenager with huge potential, which will not only lose a lot of money, but also the midfield reserve they desperately need.

Of course, there is still time, the two sides are in the game, Manchester United is a giant club, the attraction of players is certainly not comparable to ordinary teams, and Pogba is Manchester United's youth player, very familiar with Manchester United, if Pogba stays at Manchester United, whether it is teammates or technical and tactical play, it can be seamlessly connected, so Manchester United maintains a tough attitude is to hope that Pogba can reduce the salary requirements, rather than give up Pogba.

Pogba has the initiative and is not afraid that Manchester United will not sign with him, with Zhang Qi releasing the news of Manchester United's refusal to sign with him, many clubs have now contacted Pogba and Zhang Qi, including Manchester City, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Juventus such strong teams.

Not only have Manchester United shelved signing talks with Paul Pogba, but Ferguson also failed to summon Pogba, who has been highly requested by fans, before the weekend's Premier League clash with Newcastle, as if he had really put him in the cold.

Although Pogba refused to compromise, he still loved Manchester United very much from the bottom of his heart, and he was still a little apprehensive when he saw that the lord did not call him into the league squad, and he called his agent Zhang Qi to do it.

Zhang Qi had a premonition about this, and with Ferguson's domineering personality and tough hand, Pogba would definitely throw Pogba back into the youth team if he did not obey his arrangement.

But Zhang Qi didn't care, he calmly told Pogba that either Pogba signed according to Ferguson's wishes, or continued to play a cold war with Manchester United until Manchester United compromised.

Pogba asked with some concern, what if United don't compromise?

Zhang Qi said with a smile: "It depends on what you mean, if you want to continue to stay at Manchester United, then you should lower your salary requirements, and if you are not willing to lower your requirements, you can go to other clubs." ”

Pogba does not want to lower his salary requirements and does not want to go to other clubs, so he can only continue to face Manchester United.

The match against Newcastle in the 33rd round was an easy one for Manchester United, who are now eight points clear of second-placed Chelsea in the table and have five league games to go, and even if they lose this game, the Reds are still firmly in control.

But in the game against Newcastle, Ferguson did not let the main team rest all, but only let the veteran Giggs, Scholes, Berbatov, and Ferdinand rest, and the other main players still started.

Although not all the main battles, Manchester United's fighting power is still not to be underestimated, with Rooney's volley, Manchester United beat the Magpies by one goal away from home, and continued to maintain an eight-point lead over second place.

After this round, there are only five league games left, and if United can win three of them, they will win the title two rounds earlier, and if Chelsea and Arsenal do not give a good result, United could win three or more rounds early.

After the away win at Newcastle, the overall situation of the league has been decided, and Manchester United's focus has completely shifted from the league to the Champions League.

Manchester United and Schalke 04 face Schalke 04 in midweek for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

Manchester United beat Schalke 04 5-2 at home in the first leg, and as long as Manchester United do not lose by three goals this time, they will advance to the last four and compete with the winner of Chelsea vs Bayern Munich for a place in the final.

Manchester United is obviously stronger than Schalke 04, and has a three-goal advantage, and the possibility of an away upset is not big, but in the face of the German team, Manchester United does not dare to be careless at all.

In world football, German teams have always been known for their tenacity, and after repeated defeats to the German team, British star Lineker said the classic saying that football is a game in which 11 men are played on both sides, and the Germans win.

It is conceivable that the Germans will never be restrained when they return to their home turf, and they will certainly do everything in their power to defend their honor and dignity at home.

Because there has been a meeting before, before the last meeting, Manchester United has studied Schalke 04 very thoroughly, and the offensive tactics have been practiced many times.

Before the departure to Gelsenkirchen in the German state of West**, veteran Paul Scholes warned his teammates.

"Although we had a big advantage in the first leg, we were not 100 per cent safe, we have to be down-to-earth and give our opponents enough respect, after all, Schalke 04 has a number of players who have seen big scenes such as Raul, Farfan, Neuer, etc., "They will definitely show something, we have to show the quality of the first leg to ensure a place in the semi-finals."

Scholes's caution is not exaggerated, and the British media also reminded Manchester United not to underestimate Schalke 04's fighting power, if Schalke 04 scored a goal in the first half, Manchester United will become very troublesome, Manchester United The most important thing is to ensure that the first half does not concede, as long as the first half does not concede, Manchester United basically ensures the promotion.

When analyzing the Champions League quarterfinals between Manchester United and Schalke 04, the German media also said that whether they can score in the first half is the key to deciding the fate of Schalke 04, but the German media is very pessimistic, believing that as long as Manchester United does not make mistakes, Schalke 04 can only rely on miracles to advance.

But the players of Schalke 04 did not lose the confidence to advance, and before the game, Raul, Neuer, Edu and other players said that they wanted to surprise the fans of Schalke 04.

Since the transfer to Schalke 04 last summer, whether Raul is likely to return to the Bernabeu as an enemy has been a hot topic, after the Champions League group stage draw, Real Madrid and Schalke 04 were placed in different groups, everyone thinks that Raul has no hope of returning to the Bernabeu, because Schalke is not strong enough to qualify from the group.

But I never thought that Schalke 04 not only qualified from the group, but also reached the quarterfinals, unfortunately Schalke 04 and Real Madrid are in different halves, Raul wants to play against Real Madrid, and Real Madrid and Schalke 04 must be able to reach the Champions League final.

It was almost the first and perhaps the last chance of Raul's career to be a rival for Real Madrid.

Raul said before the game: "I hope Schalke 04 and Real Madrid can reach the final, although it is very difficult, but Wembley is our goal, we will try to play our football, Manchester United have a huge advantage, but it is not a game without suspense, in fact, as long as we don't give up, the game will be full of suspense." ”

Schalke 04 goalkeeper Neuer also confidently said that the task of scoring goals is handed over to his teammates, and he will keep a clean sheet against Manchester United, and Schalke 04 will give Manchester United a "surprise" at home.

Schalke 04 head coach Rangnick also hopes that the fans will not lose confidence and come to support the team, he believes that Raul is very eager to reach the final, and a great player like Raul can do any miracle if he bursts to his full potential.