“I am delighted to rejoin United. It has always been a club with a special place in my heart and I am really looking forward to working with (manager) Jose Mourinho," Pogba said in a statement on United's official wesbite.
"I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Juventus and have some fantastic memories of a great club with players that I count as friends. But I feel the time is right to go back to Old Trafford.
"I always enjoyed playing in front of the fans and can’t wait to make my contribution to the team. This is the right club for me to achieve everything I hope to in the game.”
Paul Pogba is the latest of Mourinho's new signings following defender Eric Bailly, striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan as the Portuguese coach revamps the under-performing squad he inherited from Louis van Gaal.
"Paul is one of the best players in the world and will be a key part of the United team I want to build here for the future," added Mourinho. "He is quick, strong, scores goals and reads the game better than many players much older than he is.
"At 23, he has the chance to make that position his own here over many years. He is young and will continue to improve; he has the chance to be at the heart of this club for the next decade and beyond."
Paul Pogba joined Juve in 2012, having come through Le Havre's youth system before moving to United's academy in 2009
Paul Pogba won four Serie A titles and two Coppa Italia trophies in a successful spell with the Turin club but was criticised after failing to shine in the 2015 Champions League final defeat by Barcelona and France's Euro 2016 loss to Portugal on home soil.
Paul Pogba had signed for United on a three-year deal with a one-year renewal option which then United manager Alex Ferguson was keen to activate but the 18-year-old was frustrated by a lack of first-team opportunities at the club and decided to leave.
Paul Pogba's Honours
- Under-20 World Cup winner and player of the tournament (2013)
- 4 Serie A titles (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
- 2 Italian Cups (2015, 2016)
- 2 Italian Super Cups (2014, 2015)
TOP 10 BIGGEST TRANSFERS
- Paul Pogba - Juventus to Man United £100m
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- Gonzalo Higuain - Napoli to Juventus £76m
- Neymar - Santos to Barcelona £72m
- Luis Suarez - Liverpool to Barcelona £63m
- James Rodriguez - Monaco to Real Madrid £60m
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