Liverpool great John Barnes says Mino Raiola's claims about Paul Pogba can rally Manchester United in a positive way.
Pogba's agent Raiola had suggested that his client will be leaving Old Trafford soon with the midfielder often left out by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this season.
Speaking to BonusCodeBets, Barnes said: “It's not a good sign when people who know him [Pogba] – or his agent – are talking about him being happy.
“It's normally the other way around – they just normally say, 'No, he is happy,' even if he's not, so that really is a tell-tale sign.
“It [Mino Raiola's comments] could be a good thing as much as you don't want an unhappy player playing for you.
“If he doesn't want to play himself and he's unhappy, and an agent says that the best thing for them to do is to part ways because that's not to a resolvable situation.
“But of course, Manchester United are then going to want a transfer fee that they feel he's worth.
“It's not ideal [the way agents work in the modern game]. You want good news around the club, you want harmony, you want the fans and everyone pushing in the same direction. And it turns out that the player's agent is saying that he's not happy.
“Because in the past, even though we assume that Pogba wasn't happy at Manchester United, and fans were speculating, as long as he and his agent said that he was happy, the fans would be together, and they would be behind you.
“If Paul Pogba isn't committed to Manchester United, then they are better off selling him and finding someone else who can fulfil his role.
“Pogba is a great player, but you want the harmony right within the team otherwise a negative influence can be damaging to the rest of the squad."
