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20 CALLS A DAY TO AGENT

RECORD FEE OF £110m, PLUS STAR A ‘BIG ADMIRER’ OF

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£110MILLION

That is a formidable fee which will make even moneybag clubs like Real Madrid, Chelsea, Paris St-Germain and both Manchester teams think again.

And Raiola has revealed he has already had 2,000 phone calls enquiring about the Juventus superstar. But the eye-popping does not end there. Raiola is demanding an annual pay packet of £15.6m – or £300,000 a week – so you can see why Pogba could be staying in bed with the “Old Lady” for some time.

Pogba, 23 (right) has risen to stardom since leaving Old Trafford for Turin almost four years ago – albeit under a cloud.

Back then, Sir Alex Ferguson accused him of disrespect­ing United in jumping ship having nurtured the talented midfielder, bringing him through the academy ranks and into the first team.

Angry that Pogba had not signed a new STEVE MILLAR and PAUL HETHERINGT­ON contract, Ferguson said at the time: “I don’t think he showed us any respect at all, to be honest. I’m quite happy that if footballer­s carry on that way they are probably better doing it away from us.”

But Ferguson would now love to see Pogba back, this time under new boss Jose Mourinho, to overshadow the arrival of Zlatan Ibrahimovi­c.

Real Madrid would not be afraid to splash the cash but even after spending £80m on Cristiano Ronaldo and £85m to bring Gareth Bale to The Bernabeu, the Spanish giants would hesitate over paying £110m for Pogba.

But Raiola is convinced that is a fair price after studying the current transfer market.

And he thinks that the Frenchman’s sky-high value could yet rocket even further. Raiola said: “If I think about the amount players are going for, then Paul is undervalue­d. “He is underrated in money terms. Pogba is worth the maximum amount that any of the clubs who want him can pay for him. “To say that he is in demand is an understate­ment. I have had more than 2,000 phone calls about him – I’m taking more than 20 every day. “If the right offer for Pogba arrives we will do a deal. Most definitely. We are all gentlemen. “Pogba admires Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane. That’s very important. “His price tag is how much a club can pay – and right now I believe it has to be around 120 million euros.” Pogba – in action for France against England’s conquerors Iceland tonight – would put Real Madrid as his No.1 choice if a compromise can

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