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“We try to help him reach his full potential so that the team comes out on top,” Monaco manager Sebastien Pocognoli said of Pogba on Friday.<\/p>\n
“He has the qualities to adapt to what we want to implement in midfield – he hasn’t lost his vision or his technique.<\/p>\n
“[He will bring] experience and leadership, both on and off the pitch, not to mention his qualities, which will need to adapt to the pace of competition.”<\/p>\n
Pogba was provisionally banned from football for four years after a positive test for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in February 2024, following a doping test in August 2023. <\/p>\n
Pogba maintained it was a mistake and that he was given a supplement without knowing it contained a banned substance.<\/p>\n
The France international, a 2018 World Cup winner, was permitted to return to football in March following the decision to reduce his ban. <\/p>\n
Should Pogba make his Monaco debut against Rennes, it would be his first ever Ligue 1 appearance.<\/p>\n
He came through the ranks at Le Havre, but joined Manchester United before making a senior appearance for the club. <\/p>\n
Pogba joined Juventus on a free transfer in 2012, before returning to Old Trafford in a then world record \u00a389m four years later.<\/p>\n
He went back to Juventus following the expiry of his six-year deal with United in 2022, but made just 12 appearances before his contract was mutually terminated.<\/p>\n
Pogba scored as France beat Croatia 4-2 in the 2018 World Cup final.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n