Pogba 'played a part' in Man Utd failing to complete transfer for Erling Haaland
Erling Haaland has proven to be the scourge of Manchester United ever since his transfer to the Premier League and Paul Pogba might have something to answer for as a result.
The Norwegian hitman has scored five goals in just four appearances against the Red Devils as a Manchester City player. To make matters worse, he played a pivotal role as City matched United’s historic treble achievement under the tutelage of Pep Guardiola last season.
The Red Devils’ failure to secure Haaland’s signature then will be a constant form of frustration, and the club’s record signing Paul Pogba inadvertently preventing a mega money switch to Old Trafford. During Haaland’s time at German giants Borussia Dortmund, United were constantly linked with a move for his services as they aimed to bolster their frontline.
Former United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was open in his admiration for his compatriot and pushed for his old club to sign the forward. Speaking earlier this year, he said: “I called United about six months before I took over and told them that I'd got this striker that we had but they didn't listen. I asked for £4million for Haaland but they didn't sign him.”
The reason for United’s failure to sign Haaland could lie with Pogba. For the vast majority of his career so far, the striker was represented by super agent Mino Raiola - the same as Pogba.
United’s relationship with the Italian agent was to put it lightly not the best and it all came to a head during Pogba’s time at Old Trafford. Raiola was regularly forced to defend the midfielder during his second stint at the club.
A particularly explosive meeting between legendary former boss Sir Alex Ferguson and Raiola left a strong impression on the latter’s colleague Rafaela Pimenta.
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