PAUL POGBA’S agent slammed claims he destabilised Manchester United’s season as ‘bulls***’.
Mino Raiola spoke to the media on the eve of the Red Devils’ crunch Champions League clash with RB Leipzig in December.
Mino Raiola denied ‘bulls***’ claims his comments had an impact on Manchester United’s performancesCredit: Splash News
The super-agent revealed ‘it’s over for Paul Pogba at Manchester United’ and his client will not sign a new contract at Old Trafford in a bombshell announcement.
United lost their final group game 3-2 in Germany and ultimately crashed out of the Champions League.
At the time they were one point ahead of Manchester City but now sit ten points adrift of their rivals who look on course to win the Premier League.
That led to accusations Raiola had thrown the club’s campaign into chaos with the timing of the comments.
But in an interview with BBC Sport, Raiola refuted such claims.
He said: “I just expressed an opinion, I didn’t want to cause a problem.
“The opinion was a very simple one, I don’t think it destabilised anybody because they had a fantastic run, they were first in the league for a period, so that’s all bulls***.
“A player of 27, a big player like Pogba or Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has won everything in his life, really get destabilised by what Mino Raiola says?
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“Wow, if I had this power Fifa wouldn’t exist anymore, that’s for sure.
“But I don’t talk about it anymore, it’s not the moment to talk about the market, it makes life a little bit boring but it is what it is.”
The Dutch-Italian added: “Whenever I tell my opinion, everyone in England goes berserk, and I am the worst agent, or the best agent.
“The clubs get so stressed from the public and journalists that I have learned not to talk much about it.”
Pogba’s 12-month contract extension was triggered earlier this season to tie him down at Old Trafford until 2022.
But after initially wanting in excess of £150m for the World Cup winner, United would now accept an offer of £89m for him – the same amount they paid Juventus to bring Pogba back in 2016.
He continues to be linked with another spell at Juventus or Paris Saint-Germain in his homeland while he admitted it would be a ‘dream’ to play for Real Madrid, where he would link up with compatriot Zinedine Zidane.
Paul Pogba’s future remains unclear with the midfielder unlikely to sign a new contract beyond 2022Credit: PA:Press Association
Rio Ferdinand interviews Paul Pogba and asks if he will stay at Man Utd
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