ROBIN VAN PERSIE wants Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and wantaway star Paul Pogba to hold an extraordinary joint interview to resolve the midfielder’s future.
The Frenchman edged closer to the Old Trafford exit door last month following a blistering club row with his agent Mino Raiola.
Super-agent Raiola publicly revealed how Pogba was ready to move back to Juventus with Solskjaer hitting back: “I will decide what happens to Paul Pogba, not you.”
Spanish giants Real Madrid are also interested in a summer signing as he continues to recover from an ankle injury.
The 26-year-old may have already played his last game for the club having not featured since boxing day’s win over Newcastle.
And now RVP, who won the league title with United in 2013, has called for Pogba and Solskjaer to go public in clear-the-air talks.
Speaking to Stats Perform, he said: “I think for Pogba, and Manchester, it would be best to I don’t know, do an interview together or something.
“Get together with the coach, and just say, ‘Listen: this is what I want, this is where I would like to play judge me on that. I’m happy, or I’m not happy, or whatever’. Now, it’s a lot of questions going around.”
Van Persie believes two main issues are holding Pogba back from delivering his best performances.
The Dutchman is still trying to work out the player’s favoured position, while his morale is also a constant question mark.
He added: “But first, I think with him, and that’s after a couple of years now, I think he should come out and he should say what his favourite position is.
“If that’s done, then people can judge him based on this position. Now, I don’t think people really know if he’s a six, if he’s a number 10… that’s a big difference.
“I have the feeling people judge him a bit unfairly. They expect 20 goals, they expect 20 assists, they expect Pogba to make Manchester United champions. But, is he a six?
“If he’s a six, then you cannot expect 20 goals. If he’s a ten, maybe 12 to 15 goals. So, it’s not really fair on him because it’s not really clear.
“Then, you have the second subject: is he happy there?
“There’s constantly rumours, you have the agent constantly giving interviews, you have the coach answering questions almost every day, every week. There’s a lot going on beside the main event, and the most important thing is football.”
