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Gary Neville claims Manchester United signed £40m midfielder Donny van de Beek because they expected Paul Pogba to leave and admits: 'I still can't get my head around it'

Gary Neville has admitted he is baffled by Manchester United's decision to pay £40million for midfielder Donny Van de Beek and rarely play him, suggesting he was bought because Paul Pogba was expected to leave.

Pogba has experienced something of a revival in the last few matches, with some pointing to his improved form coming after the remarkable intervention from his agent Mina Raiola in December, who claimed the Frenchman's United career was 'over'.

But Neville said Pogba's future at Old Trafford remains in the balance, and pointed to the arrival of Van de Beek as a sign of possible changes to come.