Paul Pogba shows off incredible physique as he ramps up preparations for return from doping ban in Miami with Frenchman ‘hoping to join a club in January’
- Paul Pogba saw his sentence reduced from four years to eighteen months on appeal
- He can return to action in March, but Juventus terminated his contract last month
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Paul Pogba is working hard on his long-awaited return to football.
The French World Cup winner was shockingly handed a four-year doping ban in February after a drugs test showed elevated testosterone levels in his system.
However, the star was given a lifeline in October when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reduced the sentence from four years to 18 months following an appeal.
The original suspension, which took effect on September 11, 2023, will end in March 2025.
The 31-year-old is currently training in Miami with coaches, working on both his football and physical fitness.
The Athletics report that Pogba would like to join a club in the January transfer window, but it remains to be seen whether that will happen.
Paul Pogba is working hard on his long-awaited return to football
Pogba is currently working on his fitness in Miami and could join a club in January
Juventus announced a mutual agreement to terminate Pogba’s contract last month
The former Man United man wants to make himself 100 percent again and can wait until the summer when there will be more potential suitors.
A number of clubs are believed to be interested and a decision on a timeline for his return will be made soon.
Pogba left Manchester for Turin in 2022 after a tumultuous spell in which he made 233 appearances for the club and scored 39 goals.
He arrived at Old Trafford in 2016 for a world record £89million but failed to live up to the high expectations. Problems with a string of managers have left his future uncertain over the past three years.
Juventus and Pogba agreed to mutually terminate his contract last month, more than a year after his last game for the club.
It was reported that clubs from MLS, Saudi Arabia and the Premier League are among those showing interest in giving him a platform for a comeback.
The final decision of the CAS confirmed that Pogba had accidentally taken DHEA, a testosterone-boosting substance on the WADA banned list. Crucially, however, the ruling states that DHEA only affects women.
Pogba’s appeal took place at the CAS headquarters in Switzerland in late August, but the player was only informed of the verdict weeks later.
The French World Cup winner later released a statement celebrating the end of ‘the nightmare’.
