Super-agent Mino Raiola believes Manchester United paid a bargain fee for Paul Pogba, insisting the midfielder should have cost the club £200m.
The 25-year-old went on to enjoy a successful first season for the Red Devils, playing 51 matches in all competitions, while winning the Europa League and the League Cup respectively. NaijaBet.com
His performances this season, however, have come under heavy scrutiny from sections of the press and United faithful, while France national coach Didier Deschamps revealed earlier this month how Pogba is not enjoying his time at Old Trafford.
Despite this, Raiola thinks United lucked out on the transfer fee paid to the Turin club, believing Pogba’s value is double what was tabled and accepted. NaijaBet.com
“As long as the television rights keep going up, the players deserve to be paid more,” Raiola told Dutch title Quote.
“Pogba was a cheap player. He had a clause in his contract that said he alone – and not Juventus – was allowed to decide where he was going to play next season. NaijaBet.com
Since signing for United in 2016, his then record transfer fee has been surpassed by Ousmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho, both of whom joined Barcelona, as well as the current record fee of £198m PSG paid for Neymar. This summer the French league-leaders will owe Monaco £166m when Kylian Mbappe’s loan move is made permanent and Pogba will be only the world’s fifth-most expensive player, or lower. NaijaBet.com
In recent weeks, Pogba has also fallen down the United pecking order, sitting out of their last two matches, with Jose Mourinho preferring to deploy Scott McTominay alongside Nemanja Matic.
United host Swansea City next weekend, as Mourinho’s men look to cement their position as the Premier League’s runners-up. NaijaBet
