Paul Pogba is back football

Once valued at €100 million on Transfermarkt, Pogba’s aim is to enjoy the twilight of his career. But the Frenchman won’t continue at Juventus as it was confirmed on Friday that he’d reached an agreement to terminate his contract as of November 30th. “My time at Juventus has come to an end,” Pogba said in a statement. “It has been a privilege to pull on the shirt of the bianconeri and to share so many special

The Italian media reported on February 29th that Juventus star midfielder Paul Pogba was suspended from playing football for 4 years after he failed a doping test in 2023. His career could be ended prematurely by tough sanctions. He declined to comment on it, but as Reuters claims, the club has been well-informed of the four-year suspension and they are considering taking further action. His transfer to Juventus from Manchester United wasn’t a smooth ride as the midfielder missed most of the team’s matches due to injury, which was followed by a diabolical failure in doping control.

Despite his footballing successes, including 178 appearances for Juventus during his first spell with the club, Pogba’s move from Manchester United to the Italian giants has been plagued by injury problems. His absence from the 2022 World Cup due to a knee injury has complicated his problems and despite only making a handful of appearances for Juventus this season, his future in football remains uncertain definitely.

“I am ready to return to normal in 2025. I only have one desire, to play football. The reality is that I am a Juve player and I am preparing to play for Juve,” Pogba told Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport on Wednesday.

“It was a very difficult year and what hurt the most was spending every day outside the stadium and (Juventus’s training centre) Continassa taking my children to school without being able to go inside to train or play for Juventus.

Pogba added that as well as getting back to his best for the Serie A side, he also wants to return to Didier Deschamps’ France squad in time for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

The court also fined Paul Pogba’s brother 20,000 euros for participating in the attempted extortion of €13 million ($13.5 million) from Pogba in 2022, and for putting pressure on the player, his family and his contacts to obtain the payment.

The others include Boubacar C. (four years, two suspended), Machikour K. (four years, three suspended), Mamadou M. (five years, 12 months suspended) and Adama C. (five years) Mathias Pogba’s lawyer Mbeko Tabula said the ruling was “extremely harsh”, adding he planned to appeal.

Mathias was the one to go public in the case, publishing a  on in August 2022 promising revelations about his younger brother that were “likely to be explosive”. He accused them of snatching him before he was held at gunpoint by two hooded men with assault rifles, demanding €13 million for “services rendered” and blaming him for not helping them financially.

Although his injuries and medical history make him a risky signing, Pogba’s undeniable quality ensures he remains on the radar of some of the world’s biggest clubs. According to a report by Manchester City is exploring the possibility of signing the midfielder. Pep Guardiola, who has long admired Pogba’s abilities, is reportedly open to adding the Frenchman to his squad at the Etihad Stadium.

In a statement released on Monday, CAS said Pogba had argued that his ingestion of DHEA was not intentional and had occurred after he consumed a supplement prescribed to him by a doctor in Florida. “Mr Pogba’s case was supported by several experts. Much of the evidence provided by Mr Pogba was unopposed.

Pogba last played for Juventus in a 2-0 win at Empoli more than a year ago. The midfielder had a disappointing second spell with Juve due to injuries since he returned to the Turin-based club after his departure from Manchester United on a free transfer in 2022.

Despite being absent from the pitch and the French national team since March 2022, Pogba expressed his desire to return to “Les Bleus.” While he acknowledged that he is not currently in a position to be selected, he cited examples like N’Golo Kanté, who plays in Saudi Arabia but continues to receive national team call-ups.

“Even in the most difficult moments over the past year, your support was crucial and I want to thank Juve fans around the world for their compassion. It has been a pleasure to have experienced so many great moments with my teammates over the years and I wish them every success in the future.

Even though he had a relatively slow start to the new season, the Brazilian is showing signs of being back to his best as was seen with his match-winning hat-trick against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League a couple of weeks back.

He added: “We got [Joleon] Lescott today. Bro. I’m like, ‘Bro this is crazy’. I’m excited to see what we can do in the future. Pogba’s future has suddenly come to the forefront once again thanks to the report from the Daily Mail on Friday regarding his appeal of his original four-year doping ban to the Court of

Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. The CAS ruling, according to the Daily Mail, stated that the ruling on Pogba’s appeal “confirmed that Pogba did inadvertently take DHEA, a substance that boosts testosterone that is on WADA’s banned list. Crucially, however, the ruling states that DHEA only has an affect on females.”