
Pogba wore
simple white garments and sported a new low-key hairstyle as he was spotted
ahead of his pilgrimage to Mecca after Saturday marked the start of the ninth
month in the Islamic calendar.
The
24-year-old is a practising Muslim but it is not known if he will spend the
next month fasting with the world's most-expensive player named in Didier
Deschamps' squad for France's games against Paraguay, Sweden and England in
June.
Pogba posted
a video on Instagram of him twirling his luggage outside his home in
Manchester, telling his followers: 'On my way to go say thank you for this
season. See you soon Manchester! En route to my prayers.'
In pictures
posted on Twitter, Pogba is seen dressed in all white ahead of 'umrah', the
non-mandatory lesser pilgrimage to Mecca that - unlike Hajj - can be performed
at any time of the year.
The former
Juventus midfielder who scored United's opening goal in the 2-0 victory over
Ajax at the Fr
iends Arena last Wednesday, was later spotted ahead of his period
of introspection.
The more
subdued appearance from the £100million midfielder is a far cry from the
energetic celebrations on the pitch in Sweden barely 72 hours ago as he joined
his family to toast the first European trophy of his career.
Pogba can
look forward to a prolonged break following next month's international
commitments, with United due to play six pre-season fixtures in the United
States and Norway.
The
Frenchman will return to Old Trafford in July where he will be joined again by
Michael Carrick, who has signed a new one-year contract extension with the Red
Devils.
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