Raiola touts Hazard-Pogba swap deal when discussing Man United midfielder’s chances of moving to Real Madrid

Pogba’s 2020/21

On the whole, Paul Pogba has had a fairly decent 2020/21 campaign so far.

The Frenchman has had a couple of injury issues which has seen him miss some games.

But when fit, for the most part, Pogba has been in fairly decent form this term – with the midfielder providing three assists in his latest three Premier League starts.

Despite this, his agent Mino Raiola claimed back in December that his client was unhappy at United and that it was ‘over’ for him at the club:

Mino Raiola: “Paul is unhappy with Man United as he is no longer able to express himself in the way that he would like and as he is expected to. Paul needs a new team, a change of air. He is under contract for the next 18 months and it will expire in the summer of 2022”. 🔴 #MUFC

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 7, 2020

Pogba to Real Madrid talk resurfaces

Pogba’s future at Old Trafford has of course been speculated on for some time, with the player himself claiming back in October that his dream would to be day play for Real Madrid.

And with Pogba set to have just one year left on his contract in the summer, perhaps Man United would be open to selling him in the next window, rather than losing him for free?

Now, as we edge closer to the opening of the summer window, Raiola once again looks to be aiming to create speculation over Pogba’s future.

When asked recently if Pogba moving to Real Madrid was impossible, Raiola stated:

“I do not know.

“I think that nothing is impossible, but football depends on the day. As it is. And you have to be flexible to think of all the possibilities.
“And if tomorrow Madrid wants to make a Hazard-Pogba change? It is just an example. And if all four parties like it, why not?”

When further pressed on the Pogba potentially making the switch to the Spanish capital, Raiola said:

“It is a question to ask Madrid. At one time Pogba felt a lot of love and trust from United, and there were several other clubs… Later, it is very difficult for United and Madrid to understand each other for a great transfer, because strong clubs do not want to sell strong players to other strong clubs.

“And I’m not going to fool him, for Pogba playing for Madrid was always a very attractive thing for Zidane too. He is his idol as a young man.”

Quotes via the Manchester Evening News.

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#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City FC	33	45	77
2	Manchester United FC	33	29	67
3	Leicester City FC	33	22	62
4	Chelsea FC	33	20	58
5	West Ham United FC	33	10	55
6	Liverpool FC	33	16	54
7	Tottenham Hotspur FC	33	18	53
8	Everton FC	32	4	52
9	Leeds United	33	0	47
10	Arsenal FC	33	7	46
11	Aston Villa FC	32	9	45
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	33	-13	41
13	Crystal Palace FC	32	-20	38
14	Burnley FC	33	-15	36
15	Southampton FC	32	-18	36
16	Newcastle United FC	33	-18	36
17	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	33	-6	34
18	Fulham FC	33	-18	27
19	West Bromwich Albion	33	-34	25
20	Sheffield United FC	33	-38	17

Player	Team	Goals
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	21
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	20
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	16
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	15
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	14
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	14
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	13
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	13
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	12
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	12
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	10
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	10
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	10
Wood, Chris	Burnley FC	10
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	10
Iheanacho, Kelechi	Leicester City FC	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	9
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	9
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City FC	9
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City FC	9

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Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United FC	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion	0	9
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	8
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	8
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	8
Luiz, Douglas	Aston Villa FC	0	7
Holgate, Mason	Everton FC	0	8
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC	0	8
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	1	6
McGoldrick, David	Sheffield United FC	0	7
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	7
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United FC	0	7
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	0	7
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC	0	7
Evans, Jonny	Leicester City FC	0	7
Hojbjerg, Pierre	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	7
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	6
Alioski, Ezgjan	Leeds United	0	7
Kante, N`Golo	Chelsea FC	0	7
Andersen, Joachim	Fulham FC	1	6

Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	13
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	11
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	10
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	10
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	9
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	8
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	7
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	7
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	6
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	6
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	6
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	6
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	6
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	6
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	6
Raphinha	Leeds United	6
Neto, Pedro	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	6
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	6
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City FC	6
McNeil, Dwight	Burnley FC	6