"Pogba, 32, has not played a single game in 26 months, since he featured for 28 minutes on Sept. 3, 2023 for Juventus against Empoli (2-0). He had never played in Ligue 1 in his career having left Le Havre for Manchester United when he was only 16. In August 2023, he tested positive for DHEA, a product which increase testosterone in your body, after a game against Udinese and was suspended for four years in February 2024."
"CAS reduced his sentence to 18 months on appeal, which meant he could play again from March 2025. The France international (91 caps, 11 goals), who dreams to go to the 2026 World Cup, trained normally with the squad on Thursday and will do so again on Friday. If he comes out with no issue from the session, he will travel to Rennes and will play, sources confirmed."
"The plan is to build up his minutes on the pitch for the next few weeks until he can play the full 90 minutes in back to back games, three days apart and until he is back to as close as possible to his best. Sebastien Pocognoli is Monaco's new manager, has been in charge for just over a month, and at 38, is not much older than Pogba."
Paul Pogba will be included in AS Monaco's squad to face Rennes and is expected to play a few minutes after training normally in the week. In August 2023 he tested positive for DHEA following a match and was initially suspended for four years before CAS reduced the ban to 18 months, allowing a return from March 2025. He has not played for 26 months, last appearing for Juventus on Sept. 3, 2023, and has never previously played in Ligue 1. Monaco plans to gradually increase his minutes over several weeks until he can handle full 90-minute matches in consecutive fixtures. Manager Sebastien Pocognoli, in charge for just over a month, wants Pogba to help the team as they chase higher league positions.
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