Chelsea and Manchester City handed Paul Pogba transfer boost with confirmation that Juventus star has not signed pre-agreement
- Mino Raiola says his client Paul Pogba has not agreed to sign for any club
- There had been speculation that Barcelona had reached an agreement
- But Manchester City and Chelsea target is still open to different clubs
- Juventus star Pogba's future set to be a big topic again next summer
Super agent Mino Raiola has opened the door to fresh interest in Juventus star Paul Pogba after confirming that the Chelsea and Manchester City target is yet to agree any deal on his future.
Pogba, 22, is Europe's hottest property and will spark a £70million race for his signature when Italian champions Juventus eventually cash in on the value of their French starlet.
Chelsea and Barcelona were Pogba's biggest suitors last summer but, despite speculation that he had sealed a pre-contract agreement with the Spanish champions, the midfielder stayed in Turin.
Paul Pogba has not signed a pre-contract agreement with any club, a boost to Chelsea and Manchester City
There was speculation last summer that Juventus start Pogba was Barcelona-bound, but that appears untrue
The French midfielder's agent Mino Raiola has even hinted that he could stay another season at Juventus
And agent Raiola says nothing has been agreed to secure a route out of Italy for his client, even keeping the door open for in-demand Pogba to stay in Serie A for another season.
'We said no to several teams, and continue to move forward, judging the moment,' Raiola said. 'We can't say that Pogba will leave after this season, he could stay another year at Juventus.
'We don't have a pre-agreement with anyone.'
The words of the man who once told Zlatan Ibrahimovic to 'f*** himself' boost the prospects of City and Chelsea in any move to sign Pogba when they freshen up their midfields next summer.
'When the right project comes along at the right time for everyone then we could leave, but an agreement has to be reached with Juventus first,' Raiola told Gr Parlamento.
'His value? You'd have to ask Juventus, they've always said that they won't even talk about it for less than €100m (£71m).
Pogba trained with his Juventus team-mates on Monday ahead of facing Borussia Monchengladbach
Pogba shares a laugh with Croatian forward Mario Mandzukic during the Champions League training session
'Maybe this year they'd ask for more, but it depends on the transfer market, which has been influenced by Financial Fair Play in recent years.'
Juventus have had a difficult start to the season, languishing at 10th in Serie A as their title defence was scuppered with some poor early form.
Chelsea loanee Juan Cuadrado was also part of the group preparing for their game at Juve's training centre
Giorgio Chiellini leads the way through a drill as Juve look to push home their advantage at the top of the group
But Pogba netted the opener in Saturday's 2-1 derby win over Torino with a brilliant strike off the underside of the bar from range before Chelsea loanee Juan Cuadrado stabbed home a late winner.
Juve face Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League on Tuesday night and they currently sit top of Group D ahead of City and Sevilla.
Pogba scored Juve's opener against Torino on Saturday in what proved to be a vital 2-1 victory in Turin
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