Raiola: Zlatan threatened to break my legs if Pogba didn't sign for United

Aside from the small fortune he made on the deal, football super agent Mino Raiola had very good incentive to facilitate Paul Pogba's world-record move to Manchester United.

Raiola, who also represents Zlatan Ibrahimovic, says the Swedish striker - and taekwondo practitioner - jokingly suggested he would inflict serious physical pain on him unless Pogba joined the Red Devils this summer.

"Zlatan told me, 'Do not transfer Pogba elsewhere or I will break your legs,'" Raiola told Volkskrant.nl, as translated by ESPN FC.

The French midfielder, of course, ultimately clinched a €105-million transfer to Old Trafford from Juventus, becoming the most expensive footballer in history.

After struggling to acclimate to his new surroundings in the opening weeks - thanks largely to Jose Mourinho's insistence on playing him in a deeper midfield position and burdening him with Wayne Rooney - Pogba turned in a starring performance in a 4-1 win over Leicester this weekend, scoring his first goal of the campaign.

The 23-year-old continues to settle in, and Raiola's legs are still intact. Everybody wins.