Manchester United fans are falling out of love with Mino Raiola

When you dance with the devil...

It has been quite a summer at Old Trafford. A new chapter in the history of Manchester United got under way when Jose Mourinho took charge of the club following Louis van Gaal's departure. He brought with him an impeccable CV, a whole load of baggage, and of course Jorge Mendes. Many assumed that the Portuguese super-agent's fingerprints would be all over the club's summer transfer activities, but it's another notorious schemer who has been the surprise mastermind behind United's star acquisitions thus far - Mino Raiola. Both Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are represented by the colourful Italian-born Dutch agent, and he has used all of his not inconsiderable influence and insider leverage to make those deals happen, particularly in the case of Mkhitaryan. He also happens to represent Paul Pogba, a player whom Jose Mourinho covets above all others. For weeks now, Raiola has been making all the right noises about his star client ending up at Old Trafford, and so has become something of a hero for some United fans. There has been no shortage of praise for the agent's efforts, and a number of supporters have gone a little OTT with their eulogies... https://twitter.com/Faisal_RedDevil/status/751540290914254848 https://twitter.com/MuellerHolic/status/748540102712918020 https://twitter.com/Kunal_sri92/status/750408505626992640 https://twitter.com/sukiyatta/status/748564277779259392 https://twitter.com/missp000/status/749210329842913280 But a few days is a long time in football, and a deal for Pogba that looked to be a formality just a week ago is now seeming far less certain. Following the end of Euro 2016, Raiola's tune has changed markedly. He gone from making flirty eyes at United to stating the following:

"He is in no rush to leave, and Juventus do not want him to go. They want him to renew his contract. "Paul is not desperate to move. We are very happy at Juventus and they are a club that want to keep their star players."

Although some still feel that this is all part of the dance, and that Pogba will eventually end up at Old Trafford, many United supporters have quickly fallen out of love with the machiavellian Mino. This lot have certainly had enough of his dark arts of spin and subterfuge... https://twitter.com/MufcJ/status/752822033919139840 https://twitter.com/GoJay1Go/status/752791641514250240 https://twitter.com/Woodinhyo/status/752462706775617536 https://twitter.com/LenGe_MAN/status/750013658558828544 https://twitter.com/AnmolR_/status/752807545136439296 https://twitter.com/KenneallyRobbie/status/745213813784457216 https://twitter.com/FutboIChris/status/752842665931186176 https://twitter.com/D9Jordan/status/746600622644924416