Dimitar Berbatov believes it is time for Manchester United to sell Pogba and adds that the Frenchman won’t exactly be missed at the club.
Manchester United may have to sell Paul Pogba but he won’t be missed based on his current form, says Berbatov.
Mino Raiola offered an explosive interview on Monday as he declared his client’s time at the club was over.
United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer then started the midfielder from the bench in their crucial Champions League clash with RB Leipzig the following day, which they lost 3-2.
Pogba has long been linked with leaving Old Trafford, and Berbatov feels now is the time to call it quits after Raiola’s “embarrassing” comments of late.
Berbatov told Betfair: “Mino Raiola’s comments about Paul Pogba being unhappy were very poorly timed, right before a massive match in the Champions League. That isn’t ideal and I’m sure it would have been felt in the dressing room before the game.
“I don’t think Pogba would have known what Raiola was about to say, which is embarrassing for the player. At the end of the day, the agent is working for the player, so the agent should do what the player tells him, it doesn’t matter who you are – you work for the player.
“It was the wrong way to do things, it created a big fuss which was totally unnecessary before a match. On the other hand, if Pogba did tell his agent to say those things then it’s obvious that something isn’t quite right.
“I can understand if Paul is not happy, I bet he isn’t because he isn’t playing, it’s obvious, when he comes on as a sub and has very little game time he won’t be happy.
“If this situation continues then I think it’s best if they part ways because, in the last few games, Solskjaer’s lack of confidence in Pogba has been clear.
“If he is in his best condition and in his best form then United will miss him, but if he continues in the form he is in then he won’t be a miss at Old Trafford.”
Pogba has also been linked with a return to former side Juventus and a top name at the club recently made a claim on the matter.
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