Agent Mino Raiola is alleged to have chased a big wage of £ 400,000 per week from Manchester United for midfielder Paul Pogba to signal a brand new contract at Previous Trafford.
The 28-year-old is coming into the closing yr of his contract this summer time and United don’t have a 12-month extension choice to set off, after being compelled to make use of it final yr when an exit for Pogba felt virtually safe.
Since then, Pogba’s fortunes have returned to United, who’re threatening to problem Manchester Metropolis for the Premier League title subsequent season. Attributable to their enchancment, the thought is that the Frenchman indicators a brand new contract again on the desk.
Pogba is open to staying at United, however in accordance with the Mirror, the challenges are difficult attributable to Raiola, who’s looking for a big wage of £ 400,000 per week for his consumer.
United, whose relationship with Raiola is frosty sufficient, has promised that they are going to not be held to redemption by the agent, with these larger up within the boardroom warning supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjær that such calls for could also be out of attain for United.
With the COVID-19 impact hitting United’s funds arduous, membership officers are eager to think about all their choices, particularly as they nonetheless hope to spend large cash on the switch market to offer the squad some much-needed increase within the title race.
90min understands that United hope to have the ability to hit 75 million kilos for Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho earlier than the European Championships start, with one other midfielder and a midfielder each on United’s purchasing checklist.
Pogba has solely 12 months left to run his enterprise Giampiero Sposito / Getty Pictures
With that sort of enterprise on the desk, United are reluctant to satisfy Pogba’s demand of £ 400,000 per week, particularly contemplating that almost all of his suitors can not give him that sort of cash both.
Actual Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are all in monetary bother, and common suspects Paris Saint-Germain are thought of to be the one staff that would afford that sort of cash along with a hefty switch payment.
United don’t suppose they want to offer in to Raiola’s calls for, however there are apparent considerations over the thought of rejecting the agent and risking Pogba terminating his contract.
Raiola chases large cash for Pogba | Stefano Guidi / Getty Pictures
Some within the boardroom are cautious of claiming no to Raiola, who might encourage Pogba to terminate his contract and strike the free market, which might give many of the aforementioned suitors time to seek out a solution to afford their salaries.
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