World's most expensive footballer Paul Pogba performs Umrah

Manchester United midfielder sends Ramazan greetings from Makkah

RIYADH: The world's most expensive footballer Paul Pogba has posted pictures of himself at the holiest site of Islam, days after helping Manchester United to victory in the Europa League final.

He also issued greetings for the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, which began on Saturday.

On Instagram, the Frenchman posted a photo of himself standing in front of the Kaaba Post on Sunday.

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Pogba, who joined United for a world-record deal more of than £89.3 million from Juventus in the last summer, scored one of the two goals which propelled Red Devils’ to a 2-0 victory over Ajax in the Europa League final.

World's most expensive footballer Paul Pogba performs Umrah

"We played for the people who died," Pogba told BT Sport referring to the victims of the Manchester attack, which took place two days before the Europa League final.

FIFA are to investigate the transfer, a source at world football's governing body told AFP this month.