Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he is unlikely to speak with Mino Raiola about his comments slating the Manchester United manager's handling of his client Paul Pogba.
Raiola angrily responded to comments made by Solskjaer on Friday that 'Paul is our player, not Mino's' with social media posts by saying 'you cannot own a human being already for a long time in the UK or anywhere else. I HOPE Solskjaer DO NOT WANT TO SUGGEST THAT PAUL IS HIS PRISONER'.
Pogba's agent also reminded Solskjaer he 'should just remember things that he said in the summer to Paul' and the Norwegian 'has other things to worry about'. Solskjaer managed United to a 2-0 Premier League win at Chelsea on Monday night and was reluctant to bite back at Raiola.
"No comment," Solskjaer said. "People can say whatever they want in the world today on social media and it makes headlines, I don't really need to say anything. Didn't seem to bother any of our players, or anyone, so not gonna comment on that, no.
"I don't have to comment through the media on Mino and what he says. I can probably speak to him myself."
When Solskjaer was asked if he would speak to him, he replied: "Probably not.
"You know the media and you can't control that anyway. Anyone's got a voice and you can have your opinion and there are things being said about us that you want to comment but you'd rather not. It's more clever that you don't comment on many different things.
"It's not my area [to speak to Pogba]. Paul and Mino have their conversations. It's fine."
In December, Raiola claimed Pogba 'is not able to be angry at Ole because Ole treated him so good when Ole was an older player and Paul was a younger player, and the respect and the love that he received from Ole means he cannot get angry at Ole'.
The MEN revealed last month Pogba has told teammates at United he still wants to leave and dressing room sources say the Frenchman's 'head is not currently at the club'. The majority of players believe it is in United's best interests Pogba moves on, though he remains a very popular figure at the club.
Although Raiola has expressed an antagonistic attitude towards United on a number of occasions in print and on social media, the executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward is understood to like the Italian. Senior United figures regard Raiola's outbursts as 'part of a game'.
Pogba outlined his desire for a 'new challenge' in June and Raiola claimed he was 'in the process' of engineering a transfer that never materialised. In December, Raiola said he was 'sorry' he could not move Pogba to Madrid and claimed he 'wouldn't bring anyone else' to United.
