FIFA has cleared French teenager Paul Pogba to join Manchester United after the dispute with Le Havre was resolved in favour of the English champions.
FIFA ruled that the 16-year-old midfielder had not been offered financial inducements by United to break a contract with Le Havre because he didn’t have one.
A judge decided Pogba was an amateur because he had received nothing beyond normal expenses to play for the French club.
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United said Pogba would immediately be registered with the club through the English Football Association.
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