Paul Pogba to Manchester United: £25m payment to agent Mino Raiola holding up world record deal
PAUL POGBA’S world record £100million move is being held up by a row over his agent’s £25m fee.
That is how much Mino Raiola wants for brokering the transfer between Manchester United and Juventus.
United and Raiola are happy for both clubs to pay £12.5m.
But Juve refuse to pay Raiola a penny from the money they will get from United for Pog, 23.
And the Serie A giants are adamant that any agent’s fee must be paid by either United or the French midfielder himself.
The Italians are said to be angry at the way Raiola conducted himself throughout negotiations and believe he engineered this deal for his own gain.
Juve’s stance means the Red Devils may be forced to pick up the tab for ALL of the agent’s £25m fee.
And the Italians’ boss Massimiliano Allegri was so fed up about the Pogba saga, he refused to speculate on their pre-season tour of Australia.
He said: “I am not going to talk about the transfer market news.”
The France star was snapped smoking an e-cigarette last week and was forced to explain himself to his agent Raiola, who has arrived in Miami where he can spend more time with his star client.
Pogba has been living the party lifestyle of a footballer on his summer holidays in Florida, where he has been hanging out with Everton striker Romelu Lukaku.
The pair have been spotted playing basketball among other things during their stay – with Pogba still recovering from a gruelling summer, where made France the final of Euro 2016, only to be beaten by Portugal in extra time.
Meanwhile Pogba’s brother Mathias has been showing off his two-tone hair-do while playing for Partick Thistle on the Scottish League Cup.
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