Man Utd dealt blow as Rabiot’s mother asks for wage ‘in excess’ of €7m Juve earnings

Man Utd have reportedly hit one other stumbling block of their pursuit of Juventus’ Adrien Rabiot, courtesy of his agent and mom, Veronique.

Following Sunday’s shocking (but not shocking) residence defeat to Brighton, the Pink Devils reacted by launching an try and signal Rabiot for round £15m.

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The membership’s pursuit of the French midfielder was reported by dependable journalist David Ornstein, who doesn’t say a lot, however when he does, it needs to be taken as gospel.

It has been a weird week for Man Utd, who additionally made a bid for ex-Stoke Metropolis ahead Marko Arnautovic, solely to drag out of a deal resulting from backlash from the fanbase.

Erik ten Hag has formally hit the panic button at Outdated Trafford by pursuing Arnautovic and Rabiot, however after months of attempting to persuade Frenkie de Jong to hitch, this was all the time on the playing cards.

Plainly Ten Hag has been clutching onto the concept De Jong will change his thoughts, however he would relatively play for a membership treating him like s***, than transfer to Outdated Trafford.

Man Utd have agreed a payment with Juventus for Rabiot – as per Fabrizio Romano – and have opened discussions over private phrases with the participant and his agent, who additionally occurs to be his mom.

Moreover, the 27-year-old has held constructive talks with Ten Hag.

Regardless of the 2 membership’s agreeing a payment for the participant – who’s out of contract in lower than 12 months – the deal has hit a ‘blockage’ over private phrases.

Man Utd must persuade the participant and his mom that Outdated Trafford is the place for him, regardless of their lack of Champions League soccer.

The membership certainly knew about Rabiot’s off-the-pitch baggage. Practically each soccer fan within the nation does, so it’s arduous to think about that Ten Hag, Richard Arnold and co don’t have a clue.

His mom, who represents him, is notoriously troublesome to work with and will be one thing of a hot-head at the perfect of instances.

Veronique has usually jumped to the defence of her shopper and son by blasting his critics and was seen arguing with households of Rabiot’s France teammates at Euro 2020, notably criticising Paul Pogba for an error within the build-up to a vital objective for Switzerland.

One other instance is when she waited for then-Paris Saint-Germain boss Laurent Blanc in a carpark after he demoted her son to the reserves.

Getting again to the purpose of this text; it’s believed that Veronique’s calls for is without doubt one of the causes Man Utd are struggling to get a deal for her son over the road.

Based on Sportmediaset, she has requested Man Utd to pay him greater than he earns in Turin.

He’s at the moment on an annual wage of €7m, however Rabiot’s mom has requested for a wage ‘in extra’ of this quantity.

Rabiot is assured this quantity ought to he keep at Juventus, and given the character of the wages that free brokers obtain today, he may earn a reasonably penny subsequent yr ought to he run down his contract.

In fact, Man Utd cannot supply Champions League soccer, which is one more reason why his representatives are asking for more cash.