Mino Raiola has revealed that Zlatan Ibrahimovic jokingly threatened
to "break his legs" if he had allowed Paul Pogba to join any other club
besides Manchester United.
Raiola who represented both players,
along with Henrikh Mkhitaryan, brokered separate deals that took all
three stars to United in the summer -- with Pogba's €105 million world
record deal the most significant of them all.
"Zlatan told me, 'Do not transfer Pogba elsewhere or I will break your legs'," Raiola told Volkskrant.nl.
The
duo have given Jose Mourinho plenty of options on the field, but while
Ibrahimovic settled quickly and has already scored four goals for the
Red Devils, Pogba has struggled to come to terms with life back at Old
Trafford.
However, the Frenchman finally delivered a performance worthy of his enormous price tag, when he scored in the 4-1 victory over defending champions Leicester City on Saturday.
Prior
to that game, Raiola, made known his feelings that Mourinho is not
playing Pogba in his favourite position, which is on the left of an
attacking trio.
"Pogba still has to find his place in the team," Raiola added. "My preferred position for him is left attacking midfielder.
"With his power, stamina and technique... Pogba would be unplayable in that role. But Mourinho takes the decisions."
With
Wayne Rooney dropping to a bench role in the Leicester game and Pogba
reveling in his attacking role, it remains to be seen if Saturday's
emphatic performance could sway Mourinho into keeping the same formation
for the rest of the season.
Credit- Espn
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