Raiola followed up Pogba’s admission by denying reports claiming a deal between United and Juve had already been agreed – which the Italian has once again done via social media.
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“There are one or two football agents I simply do not like, and Mino Raiola, Paul Pogba’s agent is one of them”, Ferguson said.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is a huge admirer of the France global and wants to bring him in this summer, but president Florentino Perez is not as determined to secure his signature.
Raiola is demanding 20m euros for brokering the deal and he is now meeting the Italian champions for further talks.
United chiefs are said to see the £100m-rated midfielder as a marketing dream, while shirt sales could also break previous records in terms of stock sold sporting the 23-year-old’s name and number.
Zinedine Zidane has raised the prospect of Real Madrid gazumping Manchester United in their protracted pursuit of Paul Pogba.
Yesterday, The Bianconeri bought Gonzalo Higuain from Napoli for an enormous €90 million – making him the third most expensive transfer of all time, behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale.
However, Real is hopeful of acquiring another Juventus player, with Zidane revealing that the club is still in the race to sign Frenchman Paul Pogba. To train with great players and with a great coach will always make you better.
The 22-year-old has become a defensive mainstay at the Ligue 1 club since joining from Real Madrid on loan in 2013. “But we owe Juventus respect, and I can’t say anything more out of respect”.
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This signing would cap a busy summer for Mourinho after moves for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eric Bailly and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
