Raiola says Paul Pogba is open to talks over new Man Utd contract and will speak personally with Solsjkaer after spat
PAUL POGBA is “open for talks” over a new Manchester United deal despite his apparent unhappiness at the club, Mino Raiola has insisted. The controversial super-agent also said he will “reach out” to United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after launching a sensational social media spat. Raiola had blasted Solskjaer for being “out of line” while […]
PAUL POGBA is “open for talks” over a new Manchester United deal despite his apparent unhappiness at the club, Mino Raiola has insisted.
The controversial super-agent also said he will “reach out” to United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after launching a sensational social media spat.
Raiola had blasted Solskjaer for being “out of line” while the Old Trafford chief hit back saying he will “decide” what happens to the £89million midfielder.
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But then the agent released a tweet 17 minutes before United’s 2-0 win over Chelsea saying “you cannot own a human being” and that he hopes Solskjaer is not suggesting Pogba is his “prisoner”.
Asked by Sky Sports if he had contacted Solskjaer or United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward since his post, Raiola said: “No, but I will reach out to Ole because nothing serious is going on.
“I certainly did not intend to have any disrespect to the club or towards him.
“Having players at Manchester United, I only want the best for the team and the club.
“I have nothing against Ole and I don’t think he has anything against me.
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“I did only think that saying Paul is Manchester United’s was not the right reaction.
“I only wanted to respond to everyone who said that because you employ a player therefore you own them and can do whatever you want with them.”
Pogba, 26, has not played since December due to injury and his brother Mathias said everyone knows the World Cup winner wants to leave the club.
But Raiola said that for now there are no talks over his future, despite Pogba being linked with a move to Real Madrid and return to Juventus.
He said: “Paul has great commitment to the club, there is no question about that.
“Paul has a contract with Manchester United and wants to get back fit as quick as possible and back into the team to be a positive factor until the end of the season.
“In this moment, there are no talks [over Pogba’s future]. He is only committed to Manchester United and he respects his contract. Everybody is worried about Pogba leaving, but I am not worried.
“We are open for talks after he gets back [from injury]. For now, there is a contract and the only thing he is focused on is getting back to fitness.
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“When an agent represents any player, of course there will be talks about how to move on or move forward if you are still part of the plans for the manager, there is nothing strange about that.
“I thought my interview was very innocent when I said: ‘maybe one day he will return [to Italy] because it is like a second home’ but I didn’t say he would come back next year or the year after. You never know if he will come back or not.
“For this kind of player, there can’t be a lot of interest because not a lot of clubs can afford him. There are no talks with any clubs at the moment.”