Paul Pogba has been told to leave Manchester United in the next transfer window by his agent Mino Raiola.
Pogba became the most expensive signing in 2016 after he joined Old Trafford for a world record fee of €105 million (£89.3 million) from Juventus. The fee paid for him remains the highest paid by an English club.
“Paul’s unhappy at Manchester United, he can’t express himself any more as he would like to and as we expect of him,” Raiola told Italian newspaper Tuttosport.
“He has to change teams, he needs a change of scene. His contract is up in a year-and-a-half, in the summer of 2022, but I think the best solution for all sides is a transfer in the next window.”
“The club… knows it risks losing him for nothing, as at the moment the player has no intention of extending his contract,” Raiola said.
“If anyone doesn’t understand, they don’t understand anything about football.”
Pogba’s form seemed to have deteriorated further at the arrival of Bruno Fernandes this summer which has seen him play less games for the Red Devils.
“He is in a situation with his club where he cannot be happy, neither with his playing time, nor with his positioning,” France coach Didier Deschamps said last month.
The French man has also expressed his desire to play for Real Madrid one day, particularly if that means playing under the orders of his country man Zinedine Zidane.
Pogba’s superb strike in Saturday’s 3-1 win over West Ham was his first goal in eight Premier League appearances this season.
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