Solskjaer insists Man Utd will NOT sell Paul Pogba in January transfer window amid Real Madrid interest
OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER has confirmed he will NOT sell Paul Pogba in January.
The French World Cup winner has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford after featuring just six times this season.
Pogba has not played for the Red Devils since the 1-1 draw with Arsenal on September 20.
He looked set to return in the Carabao Cup against Colchester after making a full recovery from an ankle injury.
But Solskjaer revealed he had been struck down by illness - just days after he was filmed dancing at his brother's wedding.
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He has attracted interest from long-term admirers Real Madrid, but Solskjaer has insisted he will not leave Old Trafford.
Solskjaer said: "He is not being sold in January.
"I hope he will play before the end of the year, but I am not going to push him. I can't risk any setbacks."
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Reports claimed that Manchester United chiefs feared that Pogba had played his last game for the club.
Sources close to the 26-year-old claim he is keen to leave and has no interest in extending his contract - which has two-and-a-half years to run.
But the Red Devils are not willing to let him force his way out of the club in the upcoming transfer window.