Ariedo Braida CONFIRMS Barcelona want Juventus star Paul Pogba

Ariedo Braida, Barcelona's international sporting director, said in an interview with Tuttosport that Paul Pogba "is a player that we like, and a lot". Braida added that "as well as us, a lot of great European clubs like him". 

Along with Carles Rexach, Jordi Mestre and Javier Bordas, he is part of Barcelona's technical commission. 

One of the clubs that wnat Pogba badly is PSG, who are trying to shape their future on signing the Juventus "crack". 

Braida spoke about the midfielder, saying: "Despite his youth, he has shown the quality that he needs to play at the highest level." He added: "For Barcelona it would be an important signing and very interesting, but our situation is complicated. We cannot sign players until 2016 thanks to the FIFA sanction."

Asked if Barcelona could sign Pogba to then incorporate him in January 2016, Braida said: "That's one hypothesis, but everything depends on the will of the directors at Barcelona and equally, what the coach Luis Enrique thinks."

Braida said that he is dedicated to bringing the best players, who can offer immediate high levels of performance, to Barcelona.