Paul Pogba could leave Juventus in the summer if he considers it “the right moment,” according to agent Mino Raiola, who believes his client will break the world record transfer fee if he does move on. Since arriving in Turin from Manchester United in 2012, Pogba, 21, has established himself as one of the game’s brightest talents, helping Juve to back-to-back Serie A titles.
The France international signed a three-year contract extension with the club earlier this season, tying himself to the Bianconeri until 2019.
However, although he continues to play an integral role in Massimiliano Allegri’s side, Pogba has been linked with a move elsewhere, and Raiola already has in mind potential destinations for his client.
“Pogba can go to six teams. You don’t need to be Einstein to work that out. If the right moment comes in the summer transfer window, we’ll seize the opportunity. But if it’s not the right time, and he doesn’t feel it’s right, he could stay another year or two,” Raiola told TF1.
Raiola is confident that when Pogba does move he will command a transfer fee in excess of the estimated 100 million euros Real Madrid paid Tottenham for Gareth Bale in 2013.
“He’s going to beat it [the record],” he said. “If there is one Mona Lisa in the world, and you sell it, that’s the price.”
Raiola established his own reputation in football as the representative of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who he took under his wing during the striker’s spell at Ajax early on in his career.
Having watched Ibrahimovic, 33, rise to the top of the game since then, Raiola believes Pogba shares the Paris Saint-Germain player’s winning mentality.
“He’s like Zlatan. He has already established in his head where he wants to go and how to get there,” Raiola said. “He’s already making his mark on football history.
“There is no player today of 21 years old who has already shown to the world that he can take a team in hand and change the destiny of the team at the top level. Paul has done that.”