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Guardiola blasts Raiola for calling him ‘a dog’ reveals he offered him two United stars in January

Pep says he rejected the chance to sign Pogba and Mkhitaryan [Photo: Courtesy]

Pep Guardiola has blasted super-agent Mino Raiola for calling him ‘a coward, a dog’ claiming he offered him two Manchester United players during the January transfer window.

However, the Spanish manager rejected the offer because his side could not afford to buy Paul Pogba because he was expensive. He didn’t say why he rejected the chance to sign Henrikh Mkhitaryan who later joined Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal in a swap deal that involved lexis Sanchez moving to United.

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