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W końcu coś konkretnego na temat tego całego zamieszania. Z tego też wynika, że ten cały Raiola nie jest aż taką chytrą bestią.

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Manchester United are not pressuring Paul Pogba to make a quick decision regarding his future. The midfielder is deciding whether to swap Old Trafford for Juventus, although the Italian club have made no "firm" offer, according to Mino Raiola, his agent.

Raiola was in Manchester on Thursday for talks with United who are keen for the 19-year-old to sign a new deal when his contract expires in the summer. Pogba is also interesting Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Internazionale and Milan.

Raiola said: "We are talking to Manchester United [and] we know there is the interest of Juventus. I had a very good meeting with the club – several, yesterday also. It's obviously not my decision, it's the player's and that's it. It was absolutely a good meeting with Manchester United, yes."

Will Pogba wait until the end of the season to take the decision? "No, I think he'll make the decision when his heart and head is ready to make the decision and there is no date fixed on that," said Raiola, who added that United have not told the player they require a decision by July for the new pre-season. "Manchester United is behaving like a true gentleman's club, giving the boy all the space to decide. They know it is a difficult decision and [he is] a young boy. So it doesn't make any sense and wouldn't be right to pressure."

Pogba's wage demands have led to the impasse, with the midfielder wanting a deal in the region of £15,000 to £20,000 per week, although Raiola denied Juventus have made a firm offer. "No. Let me tell you it's not true," he said. "Now, we didn't have negotiations yet with Juventus because we think first the boy has to decide what he wants to do. It doesn't make sense to go around saying this or that. You make a decision and then you sit down and you come to a deal.

"Paul has to decide for himself what he wants to do. Manchester United is a fantastic club, I think it's one of the best, if not the best in the world, for various reasons. And it's very difficult for a boy who has an opportunity to go to clubs to leave a big club as Manchester United, or to leave the interest of other clubs. I know that is difficult and a very hard [decision] to make and it can be career deciding, because you make a decision now and you only know when you're 35 if you make the right decision."

Raiola would not be drawn on what Pogba believes are the advantages of staying with United or joining Juventus. "I don't think that's an answer that I have to provide. This is something within him and he has his own decision to make and his own criteria," he added.

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