Manchester United cleared of any wrongdoing in Pogba transfer

FIFA has decided not to pursue disciplinary action against Manchester United over the Paul Pogba transfer. It will investigate Juventus.

Manchester United bought Paul Pogba from Juventus last summer for £89.3 million. FIFA announced back in May that it would be investigating the move due to the amount supposedly earned by Pogba’s agent, Mino Raiola.

Today the governing body announced United have been cleared of any wrongdoing for their part in the transfer.

However, FIFA didn’t clear Juventus and will open investigations into the Italian club’s handling of Pogba’s move to United. According to an article on ESPNFC: “Raiola’s agreement with the Serie A side could have breached third-party ownership rules.”

If found guilty, Juventus could face a substantial fine or be barred from engaging in transfers for a designated period of time.

It would be another black mark on a club who, just over 10 years ago, were relegated to Serie B for being linked to a giant match-fixing scandal. In addition, Juve had their 2005 and 2006 Serie A championships taken away.

To say The Old Lady recovered from this setback is an understatement: they won the Italian top-flight title in 2012, and have won every league championship since. While the penalties they’re facing for the Pogba transfer don’t appear to be as severe as those imposed on them in 2006, the recent Champions League finalists would love to avoid any kind of scandal.

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As for United, they never appeared to be worried after FIFA began their investigation back in August. That confidence proved to be well-founded after they were cleared today. Now all they need to worry about is becoming relevant in the Premier League again. That’s no small task, especially with Zlatan Ibrahimovic leaving Old Trafford. Expect the Red Devils to be busy during the transfer window.