Chelsea backed to sign Paul Pogba over rivals after beating Man Utd to £22m Pedro

Chelsea backed to sign Paul Pogba this summer

CHELSEA have emerged as favourites to land Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba this summer.

 

That is according to Betfair, who have priced the Premier League champions at 6/4 to sign Pogba before the summer transfer window shuts.

The France international has also been heavily linked with rivals Manchester City (4/1), while Manchester United and Arsenal are outsiders at 28/1.

 

City were believed to be leading the race for Pogba's signature, but punters are confident he'll leave Juve for Stamford Bridge.

The bookmakers suggest the situation with Blues physio Eva Carneiro - who was made an example of last week - provided the perfect distraction to make a move for the Juve star.

 

Michael Bowers, Football Trader for Betfair, said: “After a flood of bets on Chelsea to sign Paul Pogba, the Blues have been cut from 7/1 to 6/4 favourite.

"This market has attracted a huge amount of attention in recent weeks, with all the momentum behind Barcelona and Man City to win the race for the player’s signature. 

 

"But it looks like the Eva Carneiro saga may have simply provided the perfect smoke screen for Mourinho to bring the Juventus star into the squad completely under the radar.”

Chelsea are also in pole position to sign Barcelona winger Pedro after the club triggered his £22million release clause, with United since dropping out of the race.