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Paul Pogba is “not happy” at Manchester United and “has to leave the club” in the next transfer window, says Mino Raiola, his agent.

Raiola, who is a prominent Italian football agent, spoke on Monday during an interview with Tuttosport, an Italian sports website.

The 27-year-old French midfielder, whose current contract is expected to expire in the summer of 2022, has made just eight Premier League appearances this season (starting five).

“It is useless to go around it,” Raiola, who has represented several A-list players including Zlatan Ibrahimović, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Marco Verratti, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matthijs de Ligt, Erling Haaland, was quoted to have said.

“Better to speak clearly, look ahead and not waste time looking for culprits. Paul at Manchester United is unhappy, he is no longer able to express himself as he would like and as expected of him. He has to change teams, he has to change the air.

Mino Raiola

“He has a contract that will expire in a year and a half, in the summer of 2022, but I believe the best solution for the parties is to sell it to the next market. Otherwise, the Old Trafford club, with which relations are excellent, knows that they would risk losing him on a free transfer, given that for the moment it is not the player’s intention to extend the contract.

“If someone doesn’t understand it – they understand very little about football. In any case, let them blame me if Paul leaves next summer.”

In June 2019, the World Cup-winning French midfielder, who rejoined United from Juventus for £89m, had expressed his desire to quit the Red Devils.