The representative of Adrien Rabiot announced the exact reason behind the failed step from the midfielder to Manchester United three years ago.
Rabiot was a top objective for manager Erik ten Hag in the summer of 2022. A fee was agreed with Juventus for his transfer, but there was a disagreement about personal conditions.
Rabiot’s agent and mother, Veronique, was not satisfied with the contract proposal. In a long interview with The teamShe has now revealed the real reason behind this.
Veronique said her son was ready to leave the Bianconeri in front of the Red Devils, even though it did not qualify for the Champions League in 2022/23.
However, she was not happy with the Red Devils and said that Rabiot should do a wage reduction if they were not again eligible for the Champions League.
She said: “That year Adrien was ready to leave Juve, who had qualified for the Champions League, for Manchester United, who hadn’t done that.
“We discussed the conditions, and in the end they said to me:” If we are not eligible for the Champions League at the end of next season, Adrien’s salary will fall. ”
“I thought that was really exaggerated and very disrespectful. I said,” We are stopping. “They thought it was a strategy to get more [money].
“But no, it was a matter of principle, no money. Of course it surprised them. They are not used to it.”
United eventually made the right decision
Juventus agreed to sell in Rabiot for a first £ 15 million Plus £ 20 million in add-ons. However, the deal, however, did not come out because of ‘excessive wage requirements’ at that time.
Veronique has now rejected the claim, but United has still made the right choice. The Red Devils signed Casemiro for £ 70 million, who helped them to end a six-year-old trophy-dried.
Casemiro is no longer in his Prime at the age of 33, but he remains committed for the last year of his contract. The Brazilian wants to leave the club in a high tone next summer.
Rabiot had his best season ever with Juventus after rejecting United with 17 target contributions, but his form descended during the 2023/24 campaign before his free transfer to Marseille.
In our opinion, the club has made the right decision. Their proposal was not ‘disrespectful’ because the wage reduction would have been universal with all others in the first team that season.
United is not obliged to make an exception for a single person. Rabiot would have been a crucial player for the Mancunian giants if Veronique had not messed up the contract interviews.
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