The Frenchman is the subject of split opinion following United's recent run of form, but would it be right to allow the midfielder to leave?

Manchester United have lost seven of their last nine matches, and Paul Pogba's inspirational form between December and February is little more than a distant memory as the club come to terms with the huge rebuilding job they will need to begin this summer.

Whether United make the top four or not, there is every chance that Pogba could look to force a move to Real Madrid after three years back in the famous red shirt.

But would it be right to allow the Frenchman to leave, or should manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer be given the opportunity to build his team around Pogba as he has spoken of for so many years?

GettyKEEP HIM – Selling him sends an awful signal to potential signings ahead of 2019-20Picture the scene. You’re one of the world’s leading football players and are weighing up the possibility of moving to Manchester United or instead heading for a Bayern Munich or a Barcelona. You have experience at a high level but now is the time to win trophies, and you want to make the most of your window at the top of the game. Are you really going to sign for United if they are talking about a need to rebuild and selling their biggest asset? Keeping Pogba would be a sign that they are still serious about aiming for some sort of success in 2019-20, whereas selling him in favour of bashing a reset button is probably the quickest way to tell talented potential signings to steer well clear for the time being. AdvertisementGetty ImagesSELL HIM – His heart doesn’t seem to be in itWhen United have needed a leader and a driving force in recent times, Pogba has been nowhere to be seen. His excellent run of form after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s arrival seemed to suggest there had been a turning point in his Old Trafford career, but the second things started to point downwards, so did Pogba’s performances. Where is the character he was showing when things were going well? Where were the talismanic turns against Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Arsenal and Manchester City that we saw against Huddersfield and Bournemouth and Fulham? At a time when Solskjaer is demanding heart and fight as a pre-requisite, Pogba has people questioning his by the week.GettyKEEP HIM – Why would De Gea stay if you’re selling your best players?In the same way that potential signings may not fancy the idea of buying into a rebuild, what message would it send out to David de Gea if the club let Pogba leave? While the Spaniard has turned in a poor run of form of late too, he has indisputably been United’s most consistently impressive player for the last six years. And as he spends a summer considering his future with just 12 months left of his contract, all the while wondering what the future direction of United might bring for him, will he really be willing to commit himself to the club in the longer term if he is likely to have to sit through another couple of years of transition while United sell off a great talent in the hope they can reinvest in yet another new vision?Getty ImagesSELL HIM – It’s £150m towards the rebuildWhether Pogba stays or goes, the need for wholesale changes in the United squad is clear. The Frenchman has a market value of around £150 million given the current financial boon in football, and while that ought to be small fry for the world game’s biggest generator of revenues the sad fact is that the Glazer-instigated debts mean that Solskjaer isn’t going to get the keys to the vault without impunity. If the Norwegian wants to make widespread alternations, cashing in £150m or so on Pogba might be the best way of making that happen.