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Football super-agent Mino Raiola denies Paul Pogba's Manchester United transfer was investigated by Fifa

The agent however refused to deny he received a €27m fee for his role in the negotiations

Monday 19 June 2017 13:30 BST
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Raiola has insisted the transfer was above board
Raiola has insisted the transfer was above board (Getty)

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Football agent Mino Raiola has refused to confirm whether he received a €27m fee for his role Paul Pogba’s world-record move from Juventus to Manchester United.

The general manager of Juventus, Giuseppe Marotta, claimed last year that Raiola received a lofty fee for his services “Taking fees into account, the total gain for Pogba was €72m,” he said in October.

“Even then we didn't want to sell him, we wanted to put in French roots at Juventus.”

But in an interview with Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, Raiola refused to confirm or deny that fee.

“€27m? I’ll just say that it’s not an exact figure: maybe it’s less, but maybe it’s even more,” he said.

Fifa confirmed last month that it would investigate claims that Raiola received such a large fee for his role in the transfer.

The game’s governing body confirmed it had “requested additional information” about Pogba’s transfer last summer, following claims made in the book Football Leaks: The Dirty Business of Football.

Pogba moved for a world-record fee
Pogba moved for a world-record fee (Getty)

But Raiola is insistent that the transfer was above board and that, in fact, Fifa decided against opening an investigation.

“Fifa certainly didn’t open any investigation into Paul’s transfer to United,” he added.

“Paul also acted correctly. When Marotta asked us to stay in 2015, he did so in the right way.

“It’s very true that the year after, Pogba left with the satisfaction of all concerned.”

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