The Red Devils have agreed a deal with Juventus to pay £15m for the 27-year-old French star. 2 Manchester United have agreed a £15m deal with Juventus for Adrien RabiotCredit: Getty 2 Now they have to deal with Veronique’s mother in the negotiationsCredit: Getty But now comes the hard part – settling personal terms with Véronique’s fiery agent and mother. Previously, he had clashed with athletic directors, demanding to meet the managers and watch training sessions. And more nightmare negotiations are the last thing United need after a frustrating summer trying to achieve key goals and a devastating defeat at Brighton. Veronique wanted to go on a pre-season tour after her son signed his first professional jerseys with Paris Saint-Germain. And when she fell to PSG’s reserves in a row over wages, she went public with her frustrations. He said: “My son is a hostage of the club, he will soon be living in prison on bread and water.” He also turned down a move to Spurs in 2018 due to their wage demands. United have turned to Juve’s Rabiot as their pursuit of Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong continues. CASINO SPECIAL – BEST NEW CUSTOMER SIGN-UP OFFERS And Cristiano Ronaldo still demands to leave. Juventus are happy to offload a player with a year remaining on his deal, with reports in Italy claiming they were prepared to pay him to close. United also had a £7.5m bid rejected for former West Ham striker Marko Arnautovic.