BARCELONA MAKE £100M PAUL POGBA TRANSFER DECISION

The Frenchman has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford in recent months, with Juventus at the front of the queue for the player.

But Barcelona have emerged as surprise contenders for Pogba's signature after recent comments made by Pep Segura in a radio interview.

However, according to Mundo Deportivo, the Catalan outfit would prefer to splash out £100m on Ajax's Frenkie de Jong.

The Spanish publication claims Pogba does not have the 'DNA' needed to play at the Nou Camp.

"Pogba or De Jong? In general, we will always need players like De Jong because this is the profile we want, but we have always had players whose characteristics are not as faithful as those requested by the club, as with Seydou Keita who provided the balance needed to meet the challenges," Segura told Cadena SER.

"And the big competitions, like the Champions League, claim every time players of different profiles."

De Jong is being chased by a number of European heavyweights at present.

As well as Barcelona, Manchester City are also said to be very keen on the midfielder.

Manchester United fans were in meltdown last night after footage emerged of Pogba and Barcelona icon Lionel Messi enjoying dinner together in Dubai.

And according to the Metro, the duo enjoyed a laugh about France's World Cup chant which mentions Messi by name.

The publication claims Pogba sang the N'Golo Kante chant, which includes the line 'he stopped Leo Messi' in response to the 4-3 clash between France and Argentina at the World Cup

But as the pair laughed about the lyrics, Messi responded: "That's a lie!"

Many Manchester United and Barcelona fans are now speculating that the pair's relationship could lead to Pogba making a shock switch to La Liga.

Speaking earlier this season, the midfielder said: "I still have a contract, I am playing there at the moment, but who knows what will happen in the next few months."