FIFA have
begun investigations into the transfer of Paul Pogba from Juventus to
Manchester United last summer. The
investigation comes in the wake of Sportsmail's revelations that Pogba's agent
Mino Raiola will be paid over £41million for bringing the midfielder to United.
The
Frenchman broke the world record transfer fee when he made the £89million
switch to the Premier League club.
Pogba earns
a basic wage of £8.61m, equating to £165,588 a week, and will receive an annual
loyalty bonus in excess of £3.4m from next year.
The super
agent pocketed £23million from the initial transfer fee but that is set to
almost double.
Raiola also
represents United star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who moved to England on a free
transfer from Paris Saint-Germain last summer. However, the Swede best-paid
player in the Premier League on £367,640 a week, totalling just over £19million
a year. He is also due £2.86m in goal bonuses.
The huge
figures are divulged in Football Leaks: The Dirty Business of Football, based
on the research of Der Spiegel journalists Rafael Buschmann and Michael
Wulzinger and published in Germany this week.
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