Juventus director general Giuseppe Marotta claims Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti told a ‘white lie’ over his club’s reported interest in Paul Pogba.
Ancelotti, speaking at his induction into the Italian Football Hall of Fame, said that he was an admirer of the 21-year-old but had no immediate plans to sign the former Manchester United youngster.
However, Marotta [pictured, right] says Ancelotti has been rather economical with the truth and insists he has made enquiries about Pogba.
“Ancelotti asked me some questions about Pogba. He says he’s not interested? Well, that’s a white lie, although I’m sure he has his reasons to say it’s not true," he told Sky Italia.
“We’ll do everything within our power to keep the player but we must not forget Italy is a country that is undergoing change.
“Our problem is that we have offers coming in from clubs offering him a salary we are not able to match due to our financial situation.
“Right now there is no reason to believe he will definitely be leaving Juventus for another team, but we have to bear in mind we cannot compete with the wages he can command elsewhere. We have our limits,” he conceded.
