Neville reacts angrily to Raiola comments on Pogba future

Joe Williams
Paul Pogba Manchester United

Gary Neville has reacted angrily after Mino Raiola, agent of Paul Pogba, decided to comment on his client’s future at Manchester United.

The Red Devils kicked off a crucial week with a 3-1 victory on Saturday evening at West Ham, where the 27-year-old’s stunner sparked a comeback triumph.

Pogba spoke after the match about the need for the squad to “carry on this mentality of winning”, with Manchester City due to arrive at Old Trafford four days after the make-or-break match at Leipzig.

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But attention needlessly turned to the player’s future on the eve of Tuesday’s game thanks to comments from outspoken agent Raiola released as the midfielder travelled with the squad to Germany.

“There’s no use ignoring it,” he told Tuttosport. “It’s better to speak honestly, look to the future and not waste time trying to blame people: Paul is unhappy at Manchester United, he can no longer express himself as he wants to or in the way that’s expected of him.

“He needs to change team, he needs a change of scene. He has a contract that expires in a year-and-a-half’s time, in the summer of 2022, but I think the best solution would be for him to leave in the next transfer window.

“Otherwise the club from Old Trafford, with whom he has a good relationship, know very well that they risk losing him on a free transfer, considering that right now he does not want to extend his deal.

“If people don’t get that, they know very little about football. In any case, they’ll all blame me if Paul leaves next summer.”

Raiola’s latest remarks provide an unwanted distraction and have not gone down well at United, with former skipper Neville expressing his anger on Twitter.

“Raiola – it’s happened many times before,” he wrote. “However, surely Paul knew he was making this announcement?

“If he wasn’t aware then we should see a quote from him very soon correcting his agent. Finally to do this ahead of Leipzig and the Man Derby is terrible timing for the Team.”

 

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