I like him very much - Sarri talks up Pogba
Maurizio Sarri has hinted he would like Paul Pogba to leave Manchester United and join Juventus.
Pogba's agent Mino Raiola has confirmed the midfielder wants to leave Old Trafford, three years after he returned for a second spell.
The France midfielder was nevertheless named in United's starting line-up for Saturday's International Champions Cup clash with Inter.
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But Juve's new head coach Sarri, speaking ahead of their ICC game against Tottenham, opened the door to a potential transfer.
"I like him very much, but he's a Manchester United player," Sarri told a news conference.
"I'm not the technical director [Fabio Paratici] so I don't know the situation."
Pogba, who played for Juve between 2012 and 2016, started renewed speculation over his future by saying he wanted a "new challenge" last month.
The World Cup winner has been linked with La-Liga giant Barcelona and Real Madrid, as well as Juve.
Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was also asked about Pogba ahead of his side's ICC game against Bayern Munich.
Barcelona includes PSG-linked Dembele, Umtiti and Rakitic in tour squad
Ousmane Dembele, Samuel Umtiti and Ivan Rakitic have all been included in Barcelona's pre-season tour squad despite speculation they have been offered to Paris Saint-Germain.
The trio, as well as Malcom and Nelson Semedo, will head to Japan although reports have claimed they are among six Barca players who could be makeweights in a deal to bring Neymar back to Camp Nou.
Philippe Coutinho, the sixth member of the group, is not included in a squad of 26 players named by Ernesto Valverde as he remains on holiday following the Copa America.
Lionel Messi is absent for the same reason, as are Uruguay striker Luis Suarez and Brazil midfielder Arthur, but Antoine Griezmann could make his Barca debut along with fellow new arrival Frenkie de Jong.
Neymar, meanwhile, is not in PSG's squad for Saturday's pre-season game against Nurnberg despite the forward saying he is almost 100 per cent fit after missing the Copa America due to an ankle injury.
PSG said the club will "take appropriate action" against the Brazil star after he failed to report to pre-season training on time, although Neymar's father said the Ligue 1 champion knew when he would be arriving.
Inter signing Lukaku 'my will and hope', says Conte
Antonio Conte says it is his "will and hope" that Inter sign Romelu Lukaku but concedes a potential transfer is out of his hands.
Lukaku missed Manchester United's 1-0 win over Inter on Saturday, just hours after widespread reports that the Red Devils had turned down a £54million bid from the Serie A side for the Belgium international.
Inter looks set to sell Mauro Icardi during the close season and Conte has made no secret of his desire to bring Lukaku to San Siro.
Speaking after the defeat to United in Singapore, Conte again revealed his desire to link up with the 26-year-old.
"He is a United player and for this reason we must show great respect for the club, for the player and also for my own players," he told a media conference.
"Lukaku is a player that I like because I consider him a player that could improve our team. On one side is my will and my hope. On the other side we will see what we find with the club."
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