Look. I like Pogba, but nothing about him screams to me "I'm worth 100 million!"
A player worth that much should be single-handedly taking over games, yet what I've seen in this tournament from Pogba has him essentially playing the role of a squad player. Matuidi and Kante have been handling the defensive work in midfield, Payet has been the main creator, while Griezman and Giroud have scored the goals. Pogba has just been...there. I mean, he's made a few nice runs from midfield and drawn freekicks, but that's nothing Nick Powell couldn't do.
I wouldn't mind having him, but for 100 million I have to think United's money could do better.
You've asked yourself this if you're following the news and watching the Euro, which I'm sure you do.
He is out performing Pogba in this tournament by a big margin. If Pogba is worth somewhere around 100M, then Griezman should be at least 120, right?
Nope.
Why?
There are so many great wingers/attackers in the modern game. Just think about it. Ronaldo, Messi, Bale, Suarez, Neymar, Robben, Reus, Griezman, and the list keeps going and going.
These are all top top quality players, the cream of the crop.
Not one of these players though can defend or have the physicality and dominance that Pogba offers.
That is why he's rated so highly, and so expensive. Players like him are very rare, at least in this generation. There were times when players like him were all around. Makelele, Viera, Yaya Toure. These are the players that I would most liken Pogba to. In a time when a value of a midfielder that can both attack and defend well is understood and respected, a player like Pogba will eventually break the transfer record. It's only a matter time.
Griezman? He won't even get close.