Reports yesterday claimed that Manchester City were leading Chelsea and Manchester United in the race for Pogba, who they see as they long-term replacement for Yaya Toure.
Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are also in contention to sign the French international, after the player's agent admitted recently that he was likely to leave Serie A sooner rather than later.
And reports in Belgium this morning suggest that Juve have already accepted the inevitable and are looking to life after the 21-year-old.
Indeed, it is claimed that the Turin giants have already held talks with Witsel - currently of Zenit Saint Petersburg - over stepping into the void.
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Axel Witsel is wanted by Juventus
I want to play in one of the top clubs in Europe one day.
Axel Witsel
Witsel has himself been linked with a move to Manchester United in the past, admitting he dreams of playing in the Premier League.
Recently he said: "I want to play in one of the top clubs in Europe one day. It’s true that I like the Premier League, because it is one of the best leagues in the world, for me, together with Germany and Spain.
"It is a very good league, it is a crazy league.
"A lot of my colleagues play there, but we will see. I am still young, only 26. We‘ll see in the future.
"I have always liked Manchester United from when I was young."
But it now seems that a move to Italy with Juve is the more likely destination, with Pogba the one heading to the Premier League.
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