Swansea’s Llorente relishes reunion with world-beater Pogba

Swansea City’s Fernando Llorente believes football’s most expensive player Paul Pogba could become the world’s best – but hopes his former teammate doesn’t get the chance to show it Sunday.

The Swans striker could do battle with friend and former teammate Pogba when Manchester United visit the Liberty Stadium on Sunday.

Llorente, who has only netted once in the Premier League this term, insists that 23-year-old Pogba player can accomplish anything he wants in football.

He said: “I think Pogba above all is a great person – he’s a good friend and I experienced great times with him at Juventus.

“I feel very honoured to have shared a changing room with a player like him.

“He doesn’t have limits. He can achieve anything he wants to.

“He has the ability to be the best player in the world if he wants.”

Pogba, who has scored three goals in 14 appearances for Jose Mourinho’s side, is an injury doubt for this weekend’s clash in after sustaining a thigh injury after just 30 minutes of their Europa League tie with Fenerbahce.

The Spanish World Cup winner Llorente won Serie A titles and Coppa Italia trophies alongside Pogba during their time at Juventus.

The pair were also on the wrong side of the result when they met Barcelona in the Champions League final in 2015.

United head to Wales without a league win in their last four outings while the Swans haven’t picked up three points since their opening day win at Burnley.