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Chelsea’s €85m target Likened to Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Former Juventus manager Fabio Capello has likened Chelsea’s transfer target Paul Pogba to current Paris Saint-Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic, who played for the Old Lady between 2004 and 2006 before the Calciopoli scandal left the Turin giants in the doldrums, is one of the elite superstars in world football at the moment and Capello believes the highly-rated Pogba has the qualities to be like the Sweden legend.

But the Italian manager, who is currently without a job after being sacked as Russia’s manager earlier this summer, is of the opinion Pogba’s early season struggles have stemmed from added responsibility on the young Frenchman’s shoulders this season.