To sign Pogba, Perez will have to succumb to Raiola

Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid’s new manager, has asked his president, Florentino Perez, to sign Juventus’s French star, Paul Pogba. 

Zidane, who knows the midfielder very well and is a big fan, wants him to be one of the club’s summer signings. Pogba, who is wanted across Europe, has not yet made it clear what his professional future will hold.

However, his agent, Mino Raiola, has spoke about his future, revealing he’s held talks with several clubs. 

Interestingly, Zidane’s petition for Pogba throws up a problem for Perez - he will have to negotiate with Raiola, and the duo’s relationship is not good. 

Perez will have to backtrack and submit himself to the demands of Raiola if he wants to strike a deal for Juve’s No.10.

According to elconfidencial.com, Raiola is a man “seen through bad eyes in both Real Madrid and Barcelona.” 

Perez and his staff don’t like his ways of negotiating, which usually involves filtering details to the press and leaving the clubs in an uncomfortable position.

The same report adds that Raiola took himself to the hotel where Madrid were staying in Turin last season. When Perez then eventually arrived, there was a sea of photographers waiting to take photos - this angered the Madrid president. 

Now he must decide if he wants to succumb to Raiola’s demands after Zidane requested Pogba.