Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba marks the start of Ramadan as star travels to Mecca
Sunday May 28, 2017
Manchester United star
Paul Pogba has flown to Saudi Arabia to mark the start of the Muslim holy month
Ramadan just three days after lifting the Europa League trophy with victory
over Ajax in Stockholm.
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 Friends 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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