FIFA target Juve over Pogba deal

LAUSANNE: FIFA have cleared Manchester United but opened disciplinary proceedings against Juventus over Paul Pogba’s world record transfer, football’s governing body announced on Wednesday.

The France midfielder returned to United in a deal worth more than $111 million in August 2016 from the Italian giants. In May FIFA began an inquiry into the move, requesting information about the headline transfer from United. But in a statement FIFA confirmed that while United were in the clear of any wrongdoing, they were taking action against Juventus. Pogba’s move came under particular scrutiny amid reports the player’s agent Mino Raiola would earn some €49 million from the deal.