{"id":15788,"date":"2025-06-14T07:15:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T07:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/paul-pogba-ex-manchester-united-juventus-midfielder-in-talks-with-monaco-after-doping-ban\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T07:15:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T07:15:19","slug":"paul-pogba-ex-manchester-united-juventus-midfielder-in-talks-with-monaco-after-doping-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/paul-pogba-ex-manchester-united-juventus-midfielder-in-talks-with-monaco-after-doping-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pogba: Ex-Manchester United & Juventus midfielder in talks with Monaco after doping ban"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Former Manchester United and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is in advanced talks with Monaco as he seeks a return to football after a doping suspension.<\/b><\/p>\n

The French World Cup winner, 32, is moving towards a return to his homeland with the Ligue 1 side.<\/p>\n

BBC Sport understands discussions have revolved around the midfielder signing a two-year contract with Monaco, who hope to close the deal in the coming days.<\/p>\n

Talks have been ongoing for a number of weeks, with Pogba training before pre-season as he plots his return to action.<\/p>\n

Pogba was provisionally suspended after being randomly tested following Juventus’ opening game of the 2023-24 season against Udinese.<\/p>\n

He later received a four-year ban which was slashed to 18 months<\/a> in October following an appeal. <\/p>\n

He agreed a mutual termination of his contract<\/a> with Juventus in November and has been free to recommence his career since March.<\/p>\n

In the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s final judgement on his case it was confirmed that Pogba did inadvertently take DHEA, a substance that boosts testosterone and is on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s banned list.<\/p>\n

Crucially, however, the ruling stated that DHEA only has an effect on performance for females.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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