The
France international was handed his new shirt number on Thursday after
it became free following the departure of Carlos Tevez to Boca Juniors.
As
well as Platini and Baggio, Pogba will also look to emulate the success
enjoyed by Alessandro Del Piero, who won a host of honours at Juve with
10 on his back.
Pogba - who has been linked with
the likes of Barcelona and Manchester City during the close season -
previously wore the number six, but has changed to 10 having met the
"phenomenon" status set out by president Andrea Agnelli last month.
"If
anything, shirt numbers are important from a commercial perspective -
the number 10 has always made people dream, it"s the shirt that the kids
want," Agnelli told Tuttosport in July.
"However, it's a shirt that we must find a player with certain characteristics for, a phenomenon.
"Especially when we're talking about the number 10 of Juventus."
Commenting
on his new number, Pogba said: "It's an honour to wear the number 10
shirt after so many great Juventus players of the past."
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