Beppe Marotta, general manager of Juventus Turin, has responded to the statements made by Mino Raiola, representative of Paul Pogba, in which he claimed that if Laporta won the elections, "he would have to talk first" with him "and then with Juventus".
"Whoever wants Pogba should talk to Juventus first, not Raiola," emphasized Marotta as reported by Mundo Deportivo. With these words, the 'bianconeri' official contradicts the French player's agent, who, in recent weeks, has been spreading through the media that the really important thing about the operation is negotiating his commission, which is around 10% of the transfer amount.
The relationship between the two clubs is good, a clear example of this is the meeting they had in Milan at the beginning of the month: "The situation between Barça and Juventus is clear after the summit we had in Milan with the person in charge of the football area, Mr. Albert Soler, and my friend Ariedo Braida. Barça made their offer seriously and concisely, and we responded in the same manner," he said.
Marotta acknowledged that negotiations with Barça are well advanced to the point where they have rejected two offers from other teams, one specifically from Manchester City and another indirectly from Paris Saint Germain: "We have been negotiating with Barça for months, club to club, in a serious and proper manner, as it should be between two teams with such history and importance in the world of football," the CEO of 'Vecchia Signora' pointed out.