Player could resume his career after three seasons without practically entering the field due to an 18 -month suspension for doping, injuries and a kidnapping case of which he was a victim
The French midfielder, who has hardly played for three years, is close to signing with Monaco, a team classified for the next, said several press vehicles on Monday (23). According to the French newspaper Le Parisien, Pogba and the Principality Club “have reached an agreement for a two -season contract.” Subsequently, the sports newspaper L’Equipe reaffirmed this information. Contacted by AFP, Monaco did not confirm the existence of agreement. According to a source close to ongoing negotiations, the hit would be “well referred” and “conversations are positive”.
Invited to a 32 -year -old television television program on Sunday, he has confirmed that he is “talking” to a club without revealing which one. According to its surroundings, it is effectively Monaco, which ended third in the French Championship last season. If the hiring is confirmed, the player could resume his career in Monaco after three seasons without practically entering a 18 -month suspension for doping, injuries and a kidnapping case of which he was a victim.
Pogba, who has 91 games for the French national team and world champion in 2018 with the ‘Bleus’, never played on Ligue 1. After starting at the base Le Havre, he moved by 16 to Manchester United, alternating between 2011 and 2024 between the English club and Juventus. His last game, with Juve’s shirt, was on September 3, 2023.
Days later, Pogba was suspended for four years by an anti -doping exam that pointed to the use of a testosterone derivative (DHEA). The suspension was reduced to 18 months by the Arbitral Sports Court (TAS), which considered that the “ingestion” of the substance “was not intentional and was due to a food supplement prescribed by a doctor in Florida.”
Since March this year, with the end of the suspension, Pogba has been free to play again, but has not found a new club since terminating his contract with Juventus in November 2024.
*With information from AFP
Posted by Fernando Dias
