Manchester United have been cleared by Fifa of wrongdoing in the deal to sign Paul Pogba from Juventus last August.<\/p>\n
However, football’s world governing body will open disciplinary proceedings against the Italian champions after asking both clubs last month for “clarification on the deal”.<\/p>\n
The enquiry was believed to concern who was involved in the \u00a389.3m transfer, and how much they were paid.<\/p>\n
It has been reported<\/i> Pogba’s agent, Mino Raiola, earned \u00a341m from the deal.<\/p>\n
“We can confirm that no disciplinary proceedings have been opened against Manchester United,” a Fifa spokesman told ESPN.<\/i><\/p>\n
“We can confirm that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against Juventus FC. We cannot comment further as proceedings are ongoing.”<\/p>\n
It has been alleged Fifa’s interest in the transfer could be related to the issue of third-party ownership, although that has been denied by Raiola.<\/i><\/p>\n
France midfielder Pogba, 24, is in his second spell at Old Trafford, having left the club for Juventus for \u00a31.5m in 2012.<\/p>\n
The France midfielder first joined United from French side Le Havre in acrimonious circumstances in 2009. He returned to the club last summer for a world record fee of 105m euros.<\/p>\n
United also agreed to pay Juventus 5m euros (\u00a34.5m) in performance-related bonuses plus other costs, including 5m euros if Pogba signs a new contract.<\/p>\n
When they confirmed the transfer, Juventus said the “economic effect” to their club was “about 72.6m euros”.<\/p>\n
A book published in Germany last month – The Football Leaks: The Dirty Business of Football – and reproduced in media reports, included what it says is a breakdown of the fee for the France international.<\/p>\n
When contacted by the BBC last month, Raiola declined to comment and said the matter was in the hands of his lawyers.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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