Sir Alex Ferguson has lifted the lid on precisely why French star Paul Pogba left Manchester United.
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“I have to do what’s best for my players” sake.
United have often been criticised for letting the 22-year-old go after watching him develop into one of the world’s best players.
The all-time leading England worldwide goal-scorer had threatened to leave Old Trafford if his contract demands were not met and was subsequently handed a massive £250k a week contract in 2010, which led to Sir Alex Ferguson meeting with the club’s owners.
Wayne Rooney, David Beckham, Roy Keane, Carlos Tevez, Rio Ferdinand and Peter Schmeichel all received honourable mentions from Ferguson as “great players”, “But these players elevated themselves above all that”, he said.
To that effect, Ferguson seems to be laying the blame for United’s poor 2013/14 season firmly on Moyes, which was the same stance he took past year in an update for his autobiography.
And despite criticism from outside United, Ferguson is sure the club will continue to be a success so long as the Glazers run it.
In Ferguson’s new book, the Scotsman reveals how he and his old foe Wenger frequently locked horns in the transfer market and not just on the field of play.
The former United boss of 26 years, who won 13 Premier League trophies, believes that only Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Eric Cantona and Cristiano Ronaldo deserve that title.
“Mino Raiola became friendly with the player and his family and convinced them to sign for Juventus.” said Ferguson in his new book.
He said: “I asked Pep to phone me before he accepted an offer from another club but he didn’t and wound up joining Bayern Munich in July 2013“.
In an astonishing claim, Ferguson revealed that he was very close to buy strike Mario Balotelli in 2010.
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“But I’m only interested in what’s good for Paul”.
