Football
Pogba chills with Messi; Barca rumours fuel
Lionel Messi and Paul Pogba might not be involved for France and Argentina during the international break, but they did have time for a deep conversation while having dinner in Dubai,National Daily learnt.
Not available for their respective nations during the two-week break in their domestic campaigns, both have travelled to the United Arab Emirates for a short holiday.
Pogba missed Manchester United’s last game at Manchester City due to a thigh problem, while Messi has only played once for Barcelona since breaking his arm in mid-October .
The pair bumped into each other while at Salt Bae’s Turkish steak house and engaged in a lengthy discussion regarding a number of topics.
Reportedly, among them was Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante, who Pogba claimed marked Messi out of their World Cup round of 16 clash in the summer.
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