MINO’S ON SPEED DIAL NO MOUR
JOSE MOURINHO and Paul Pogba DO talk – despite their well-documented issues.
And the duo (below) were singing from the same hymn sheet in the second half against Newcastle last weekend.
Pogba drove the fightback on the pitch and Mourinho was the driving force off it as Manchester United recovered from 2-0 down to win 3-2.
But Old Trafford insiders claim the lines of communication are no longer open between the United boss and Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola.
At one time they were doing business. And that was not so long ago, when Raiola had other clients at United including Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan – now at LA Galaxy and Arsenal respectively.
But the controversial Raiola does not appear to be on Mourinho’s speed dial.
United sources say they haven’t spoken since last season, the agent dealing with the club’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward. That perhaps isn’t too surprising, though.
Not when Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola revealed that Raiola had offered him £89million Pogba. And United boss Jose no doubt suspects there has been a similar conversation between Raiola and Barcelona. PRESTON are
★ at the wrong end table of the Championship despite recent improved are a club with a results. But they includes rich football heritage.That of the game two of the legends
– Sir Tom as former players
So it’s Finney and Bill Shankly. new £15million appropriate the the city, due to Shankly Hotel in will feature open next year, memorabilia honouring two of the game’s greats.
PAUL HETHERINGTON