Real Madrid has issued a statement distancing themselves from Italian reports that the club have offered a contract to Juventus star Paul Pogba. Reports originating in Italy claimed that Pogba's agent, Mino Raiola, had met with Real Madrid representative ahead of their Champions League semi-final clash with Juventus.
A statement on the club's official website read: "Following the reports published in the Italian newspaper La Stampa concerning an alleged offer from Real Madrid for the player Paul Pogba, the club wishes to state the following: Real Madrid have had no contact either with Juventus or the player's agent and, as a consequence, the reports published in this newspaper are completely false."