The vaunted meeting between Joan Laporta and Mino Raiola continues to make people talk. The good relationship between the two made them eat together, but how could it be otherwise in a talk between one of the most powerful agents in the world of football and the president of Barcelona, several names were discussed in the evening. Specifically, three: Xavi Simons, Noussair Mazraoui and Paul Pogba.
So affirms it Sport, that added to a fourth, Erling Haaland, to conversations. However, the issue of the Norwegian, even though Laporta’s dream is the icing on the cake for his project, is more thorny, since the previous trio ends their contract in June 2022. Of course, they see possible that the operation will end up crystallizing. Conversely, the Ajax full-back and the PSG midfielder do not seem complicated for them to arrive, or return in the case of Simons, to Barcelona if Barça wants it. Another story is Pogba. The reason? Xavi Hernandez.
The Catalan newspaper indicates that the Frenchman was within range for the winter market, but the arrival of the Egarense has changed everything. The coach is in love with another midfielder profile, less physical and with a greater fondness for possession. The famous ‘DNA Barça’. Pogba has other types of characteristics and these have made Xavi ‘slow down’ his potential arrival. The one from Lagny-sur-Marne seems to be definitely moving away from the Camp Nou, at least while Xavi is at the helm.
Zidane, his great supporter
And from one great of LaLiga, to another. Real Madrid has always been another of his potential destinations and with his contract expiring (in June 2022) and the renewal more than stranded with United (He has had the proposal on the table for months and has not accepted it, according to The Athletic), the white set could take advantage of the tessitura. Pogba’s relationship with the merengue outfit It comes from afar, from the time of Zidane on the bench. The man from Marseille asked for his incorporation and several markets dreamed of putting the icing on his engine room with him. It never materialized and now, some time later, his namesake in Can Barça says ‘no’ to his signing.