with Mino Raiola and Eric Abidal's friendship with
the Juventus midfielder gives the Catalans the
edge in attracting him
Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta
believes his good rapport with Mino Raiola and
Eric Abidal's friendship with Paul Pogba will be ke
to persuading the Juventus ace to move to Camp
Nou.
Pogba is one of the most in-demand players in
world football at the moment, with Chelsea,
Manchester City, Manchester United and Paris
Saint-Germain all interested in the midfielder.
However, Laporta believes that Barca would have
clear advantage in the race to sign him should he
beat Josep Maria Bartomeu to the presidency in
next month's elections as he has previously done
deals with Pogba's agent, Raiola.
Furthermore, the former Barca supremo says that
ex-France international Abidal, whom he hopes to
appoint as his technical secretary, is on friendly
terms with his compatriot.
"We feel that the key to a potential signing of
Pogba is Mino Raiola, with whom we get on with
very well, both Abidal and myself," Laporta told
reporters.
"We carried out negotiations with him for the deal
involving Maxwell and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
"Abidal also knows Pogba on a personal level and
if this is something that gives the supporters
confidence in our project, then, we’ll talk to Juve,
as he would be a positive addition.
"I haven't spoken with the player or his club as
being a pre-candidate forbids me from doing so.
"But there is no doubt that he would be a great
signing for the club.
"We’ve reviewed this with Abidal and he would fit
in perfectly with our style and give us added
quality and strength.
"He’s a player with a unique manner of playing. It
would be great to secure his signature."
While Barca cannot currently register new arrivals
on account of their Fifa-imposed transfer ban, the
can sign players this summer and then field them
from the start of 2016 onwards.
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