“A new breath“. Paul Pogba makes no secret of it: he has been living again since the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to reduce his suspension for doping from four years to 18 months. “It’s like I was given another chance… I was given back something that had been taken away from me“, explained Pioche in an interview with L’Equipe while he was in Paris to promote the film “Quatre zeros” in which he plays.
In heaven for several days now as he will be able to enjoy this again “strawberry cake“that we have him”had removed from the mouth” as he summed up on L’Equipe TV, Pogba can think about the future on the pitch again. And he can’t wait to become a footballer again. “Of course (I miss it). I can’t wait. I try to stay in shape“, he said on air, he who will once again be able to have access to his club’s training center from January.
The Blues? “It will be up to me to come back and play”
His future, however, is a little unclear. The Italian press regularly mentions Juventus’ desire to find an agreement to end his contract. But the French international (91 caps, 11 goals), who will be 32 on March 15, is not closing any doors today. Even L1, where his name has circulated on the side of Olympique de Marseille even though he is close to Medhi Benatia – the advisor to Marseille president Pablo Longoria -, cannot be excluded? “We don’t know what tomorrow will bring, why not play in Ligue 1. I don’t have to say no“, he admits with a smile.
However, “La Pioche” does not want to miss the stages. While he has not set foot on the pitch since September 4, 2023 at Empoli (2-0), where he played for half an hour, two weeks after his positive doping test for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), the champion of world 2018 knows that the road will be long to become the player he was again. In the back of my mind, however, the Blues and the 2026 World Cup are inevitably present. “My goal is above all to get back in shape because it’s been a long time since I played. That’s just it, finding the land again. There are players in the French team. (…) Players who perform well with their clubs, who play well, it will be up to me to come back and play.“But in the idea, the desire is obviously there.
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