Manchester United star Paul Pogba admits Turin is his 'home' ahead of Juventus return

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Joe Krishnan2 November 2018

Paul Pogba is relishing returning to his "home" Turin ahead of Manchester United's away clash against Juventus in the Champions League next week.

The France international left United as a teenager to join the Italian giants in 2012 on a free transfer, only to return to Old Trafford in 2016 in an £89million deal.

Pogba enjoyed a hugely successful spell in Italy, winning four Serie A titles, two Coppa Italias and reached the Champions League final in 2015.

And the World Cup winner says he is looking forward to going back to the club where he made a name for himself.

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"I expected it, it was mad," Pogba told French radio station RMC.

"I'd spoken about it with my brother last summer. I said to him: 'Imagine we're in the same group as Juve'.

"For me, it's a pleasure. Turin is my home - that's where I scored my first professional goal."

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The 25-year-old revealed he still keeps in contact with a number of his former team-mates and spoke of the value of learning from Juventus stalwarts Giorgio Chiellini and Gianluigi Buffon.

"[Juan] Cuadrado, [Paolo] Dybala, [Leonardo] Bonucci, I hear from them, we speak from time to time," he added. "We were a family, so of course we stay in contact.

"When you're alongside players like [Andrea] Pirlo, Gigi [Buffon] or Chiellini, you can only learn.

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"Every day, in training, you try to observe them. Even as an established player, you can always learn from those sorts of men."

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