Paul Pogba will leave Man Utd and club need to ‘stand strong’ against Mino Raiola, says Gary Neville
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GARY NEVILLE is fearful Manchester United will lose Paul Pogba due to the ongoing spat with his agent Mino Raiola.
The controversial agent sparked more controversy on Monday night with a social media post hitting out at the Old Trafford club.
He said "you cannot own a human being" and that he hopes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not suggesting Pogba is his "prisoner".
Pogba, who earns £290,000 per week, has played just eight times for United this season and is struggling through an injury-hit campaign.
The World Cup winner has played just 71 minutes since September but that hasn't stopped European giants Juventus and Real Madrid circling.
Former defender Neville is concerned the feud between his old club and Raiola will only end one way - and they need to stop doing business with him entirely.
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He told Sky Sports: "It will end in Pogba leaving Manchester United.
"What the club need to do is make a stance on that agent. He has messed them around for years with Pogba and others.
"Why they allow themselves to be played I will never know. He is a serious thorn in the side for them.
"United should stand strong and not do business with him and tell players if they are represented by him we won't do deals with you.
"He is publicly trying to embarrass the club all the time. At the end of the day he is defending his player but what Solskjaer definitely wasn’t was aggressive.
"He was saying they spent £90m on a player and they want him to stay at the club and play well.
"He wasn’t claiming ownership but Raiola wants to create situations where Pogba is out of the club and Raiola wants his next pay day.
"He has made tens of millions off of him and will continue to do so. He is the golden egg of Mino."
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Speaking after United's 2-0 win at Chelsea on Monday night - completing the league double over the West Londoners for the first time since 1987/88 - Solskjaer confirmed there had been no conversations between him and Raiola.
He responded to Raiola's comments and said: "I’ve not spoken to Mino that is for sure. And, no, I haven’t sat down and told Paul to tell Mino what he should say. Paul is our player and not Mino’s."
Pogba is under contract with the Red Devils until 2021 but United have the option to extend that by an extra 12 months.
