Paul Pogba will have to work for his place in the Manchester United first team, manager Jose Mourinho has claimed ahead of the midfielder s impending arrival.
France international Pogba is expected to complete a world record transfer from Juventus in the coming days after United confirmed he would undergo a medical.
And speaking after a 2-1 victory over Leicester City in the Community Shield, Mourinho declared his delight at having finally captured the 23-year-old, who departed Old Trafford on a free in 2012.
I think so, finally, Mourinho told BT Sport when asked if the Pogba deal was done.
It is amazing that such a good player is with us. Finally we have him and he is coming to a winning side.
He has to work hard to come to the team.
Jesse Lingard and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored United s goals at Wembley, sending them into their Premier League opener against Bournemouth on the back of Mourinho s first piece of silverware.