Pogba will not sign new deal at United claims agent

Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola has claimed his unhappy client will not sign a new deal at Manchester United and wants to leave the club.

The Red Devils kicked off a crucial week with a 3-1 victor y on Saturday night at West Ham, where the 27-year-old's stunner sparked a comeback triumph.

Pogba spoke after the match about the need for the squad to "carr y on this mentality of winning", with Manchester City due to arrive at Old Trafford four days after the makeor-break Champions League match at RB Leipzig last night .

But attention turned to the player's future thanks to comments from out spoken agent R aiola released as the midfielder travelled with the squad to Germany.

"There's no use ignoring it," he told Tut to sport ." It' s better to speak honestly, look to the future and not waste time trying to blame people: Paul is unhappy at Manchester United. He can no longer express himself as he wants to or in the way that's expected of him.

"He needs to change team, he needs a change of scene. He has a contract that expires in a year-and-a-half 's time, in the summer of 2022, but I think the best solution would be for him to leave in the next transfer window.

"Otherwise the club from Old Trafford, with whom he has a good relationship, know very well that they risk losing him on a free transfer, considering that right now he does not want to extend his deal.

"If people don't get that, they know very little about football.

In any case, they'll all blame me if Paul leaves next summer."

Raiola's latest remarks provide an unwanted distraction and will not have gone down well at United, with former skipper Gary Neville expressing his anger on Twitter.

"Raiola - it's happened many times before," he wrote. "However, surely Paul knew he was making this announcement?

"If he wasn't aware then we should see a quote from him very soon correcting his agent. Finally to do this ahead of Leipzig and the Man Derby is terrible timing for the Team."

•Wolves striker Raul Jimenez has left hospital and is resting at home.

The 29 -year- old sustained a fractured skull in a horror clash of heads with David Luiz in Wolves' victor y over Arse - nal last month and underwent surgery.

A statement on Wolves' Twitter feed read: "Some good news from over the weekend... Raul Jimenez has been discharged from hospital and is now resting at home with his family."

Speaking about Jimenez last week, Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo expressed his confidence that the Mexican will be able to resume his career.

"I am positive he's going to come back," said Nuno. "He's going to come back. What the medical team did was amazing - both teams, Arsenal's and ours. This is why we trust them and we thank them so much.

"This is what the doctor insists to me - first days are crucial. He was really well taken care of on the pitch and during the journey in the ambulance.

"There was not even a moment when he was not being given oxygen so this is what determines the next steps to take."