"Juventus" star Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola said that in the summer "Barcelona" unsuccessfully tried to attract the Frenchman for 85 million euros, and teams looking to acquire his client will have to spend a record amount. Gazzeta World published an interview with Raiola, in which he also talked about Barcelona's attempts to acquire Pogba. "Everyone knew that Pogba was the main target of Joan Laporta. However, no matter if Laporta is the team's president, or someone else - it remains a possibility. Juventus met with Barcelona representatives, but they couldn't acquire Pogba because they had a ban on registering new players until January. So Paul decided to stay in Turin for at least another year. What the future holds - we will see. The doors are open to all clubs, but the player is worth a lot. In the summer, Juventus rejected an 85 million euro offer from Barça. It simply wasn't enough - the Italian champions value the player at 100 million euros. The strongest teams in Spain and England can pay this amount, but we can't rule out PSG and Bayern," the player's agent said. It is easy to understand why Pogba remained in the Juventus club when Barcelona could not have helped the club until January. In addition, the Italian champions wanted to keep the player, as they had already lost two important midfielders in the summer - Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal. It is also not surprising Barcelona's desire to acquire the 22-year-old midfielder. Spanish champions lost Xavi and Andrés Iniesta is already 31. Usually, Catalans fill gaps in the team with players from their academy. The club could do the same now, especially when the team has talented players in that position - Sergi Roberto or Alen Halilović. However, lately, the team has been willing to spend huge amounts of money on already established players, as evidenced by the signings of Luis Suárez and Arda Turan. So it is not surprising that one of the best young players in the world ended up in their sights. It seems that next summer there will be a bidding war for Pogba, and considering the sums spent on Suarez and Bale, Juventus will hope for a similar fee for their star. As Raiola emphasized, Barcelona is just one of several teams that want the Frenchman in their team. And if the team was already prepared to spend such a sum last summer, a 15 million difference does not seem too big for the Spaniards to give up acquiring the midfielder. Of course, if Barcelona is not willing to spend a hundred million euros for Pogba, there will be a team that will not hesitate to pay such a sum for the player."
