The France international has established himself as one of the best players in world football since joining the Bianconeri on a free transfer from Manchester United in 2012.
His emergence has reportedly caught the attention of Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City, who are all expected to make summer bids.
Juve managed to persuade Pogba to sign a contract extension in October that binds him to the club until 2019, but the 22-year-old's representative, Mino Raiola, has suggested that it is only a matter of time before his client leaves Turin.
"Since the beginning of the season, I received over 2000 phone calls about Pogba, about 20 a day," the agent told La Stampa.
"I received many engagement proposals, but none of them were worthy of marriage.
"We signed with Juventus for five more years, but we're all gentlemen: if the right offer arrives, we'll take it."
Raiola admitted that Pogba's likely exit will have a devastating effect on a Juve side that still relies heavily on veterans such as Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Pirlo.
"Juventus will face a big challenge: they have to rebuild the team, they have to do that when they're on top, not when you'e obliged to do that," he added.
"Next year they'd need four or five new players. Do you remember when they sold [Zinedine] Zidane?"
Pogba is currently out of action with a hamstring injury but Raiola is hopeful that his client will be back before the end of the season.
"He's working hard to come back as soon as possible, but at the moment it's too early to make some predictions," he added. "But let's say earlier than the Champions League final [on June 6]."
Juve are on the verge of reaching the last four of Europe's premier cup competition, having defeated Monaco 1-0 in the first leg of their quarter-final clash in Turin last week.
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