Juventus Turin announced this Friday the termination of the contract of French international Paul Pogba on November 30 due to his suspension for doping which runs until March 2025.
An announcement which could spell the end of the midfielder's international career. Juventus Turin confirmed this Friday the termination of the contract of its French midfielder Paul Pogba at the end of November due to his suspension for doping until next March.
“Juventus Turin and Paul Pogba announce that they have agreed to terminate his contract from November 30, 2024,” assured the “Old Lady” in a brief press release that she concluded “by wishing 'French international the best for his professional future'.
Without knowing it at the time, Pogba said goodbye to the fans from a box at the Allianz Stadium on October 6 during the Serie A match between Juve and Cagliari. Two days earlier, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had reduced his suspension from four years to 18 months.
The CAS, contacted by Pogba, accepted his explanation on the presence of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in his body. “It was not intentional and is the result of mistakenly taking a dietary supplement prescribed by a doctor in Florida,” while acknowledging responsibility, “Mr. Pogba is not exonerated from any fault, as a professional player, he should have been more vigilant,” recognized the CAS.
Juventus frees itself from a significant salary
The Piedmontese club, whose losses reached 200 million euros in 2023-24, thus got rid of a player who cost it dearly (8 million euros per season and two million signing bonus) for a starving performance (12 matches, 213 minutes of play, zero goals).
“La Pioche” was also the victim of an incredible case of extortion by an organized gang, for which six men, including his brother Mathias, were referred in September to the Paris Criminal Court.
While he finally seemed to be rid of his physical problems and was regaining playing time, Pogba fell from a height in September 2023 when the Italian Anti-Doping Agency (Nado) announced that he had been the subject of a doping control. positive on the sidelines of the first day of the season.
He then saw his salary reduced to the minimum of 2,000 euros provided for by the collective agreement, no longer had access to Juventus infrastructure, notably the Continassa training center, and his support was rare.
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