this "comission" is probably how Raiola tries to give a semblance of legality when in fact it probably referes to him, a third party, owning 25% of the player rights.
Thats a likely reason we managed to snatch him for free. Many clubs probably backed down due to this when he was free in Utd.
This is the most likely scenarium IMO. It should have been a verbal agreement between club and Raiola when Pogba was signed, and a condition imposed by the agent.\
Probably Raiola shared this with Pogba himself. So it was, from the very beginning at United, a plot by the agent and the player to force a few transactions so they could get instantly filthy rich.
IF this reality - we did very well to do it. We just can't match salaries, and Pogba and Raiola were aiming at this from the very beginning. The sole financial reason is absolutely proven by the team he chose to be. I`m guessing Pogba got 12.5M from this, and so did Raiola, and everybody was happy. It was only a matter of time, definitely.
And Marotta was great to sign him, even in those shady conditions. The 4 yrs performance was spectacular, club made a lot of money, brand developed. This stall in the end was probably Juve trying to get out of this 25% shit to Raiola, since it`s illegal for a third party to own a player. But they conceived. Maybe Untd shared a bit of this "comission".
But when you come to terms with how this hole thing developed, you can only praise Marotta for taking that decision that lots of clubs probably ran away. It really paid off. Yes, we got explored by a fuck fat pig, but the performances delivered paid off greatly. I'm sure we couldnt win the 4th league without Pogba, and probably the last also.
Now kudos to Marotta and lets move on. DO NOT SIGN EXPENSIVE OLD AVERAGE PLAYERS LIKE MATUIDI AND WITSEL though. Get us some like Isco/Matic (preferrably both) and call it an spectacular mercato.
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By the way, with that young guy we have - the 16yr old black CF, forgot his name - is probably stalled for this exact reason. Raiola is trying to insert as a condition for the renewal that he gets some really high percentage of next sale as comission - when in fact, it`s owning part of the players rights.
And Marotta doesnt want to bow to that again, and he shouldnt, as a rule - except if this is a spectacular prospect like Pogba.