"MONACO -- Had Paul Pogba taken a different path, he might have been part of the Manchester City squad facing AS Monaco in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. Instead, he's waiting for a chance to restart his career with the Ligue 1 side more than two years after playing his last competitive game. City were interested in signing Pogba in 2022 when he left Manchester United on a free transfer. Pep Guardiola was keen and Pogba was open to it, but the move never materialized. A lot has happened since."
"He eventually returned to Juventus after leaving Old Trafford, suffered a series of injuries that ruined his first season back in Turin and then failed a drugs test in September 2023. In March 2024, he was handed a four-year suspension. It was reduced to 18 months after a successful appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport allowing the midfielder to return to action in March 2025. After a mutual termination of his contract at Juventus, Pogba, now 32, agreed a two-year deal with AS Monaco in the summer."
""We are following his plan," said Monaco head coach Adi Hütter at a news conference on Tuesday. "We expected him maybe for the game against Nice [on Sunday] in the squad, but I think we have to postpone it for the game against Angers maybe. "At the moment he's doing more of the warming up, and also in small-sided games. Now he's increa"
Paul Pogba joined AS Monaco on a two-year contract after mutually terminating his Juventus deal following a successful appeal that reduced his suspension. He failed a drugs test in September 2023 and was initially handed a four-year ban in March 2024, later cut to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, allowing a return from March 2025. Pogba last played competitively 759 days ago and endured injuries that disrupted his season back at Juventus. Monaco requires at least three months of training before selection, so he remains out of the squad while rebuilding fitness. He is 32 years old.
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