Ed’s set to be questioned over agent’s ‘£41m fee’ in Pogba deal

ED Woodward will address United investors today ahead of a potentially record spend this summer.

The club’s executive vice chairman will host a conference call with investors on the New York Stock Exchange following the release of United’s third quarterly figures.

The address comes a week after claims agent Mino Raiola earned £41m following Paul Pogba’s record move to Old Trafford.

Woodward sanctioned the £89m deal for the French international, as part of a £145m spree during Jose Mourinho’s first summer at the club. United are set to exceed that figure at the end of the season when they plan to trigger Antoine Griezmann’s £85m release clause at Atletico Madrid.

Tottenham’s £40m-rated midfielder Eric Dier is another target, as well as Burnley centre-back Michael Keane, who could cost £25m.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s knee ligament injury has also forced United to redraw their plans, with Andrea Belotti and Romelu Lukaku options, who could cost in excess of £80m each.

It could see United comfortably break the £200mmark.

Woodward is sure to be asked about the financial implications if United miss out on the Champions League for the third time in four seasons.

The only way they can secure their place in Europe’s premier competition is by winning the Europa League final against Ajax in Stockholm on May 24. But the most uncomfortable questions for Woodward could relate to extracts from the book Football Leaks: The Dirty Business of Football, which claims to have knowledge of Raiola’s cut from the Pogba deal. Paul Pogba