Paul Pogba rejoined Juventus on a four-year deal after his Manchester United contract expired in 2022.
The 30-year-old French midfielder won Serie A four times with the Italian giants before a then-world-record £89m transfer to United in 2016.
Since his return to Juventus, he has only played seven games, making only one start. In the current season, he has played a combined total of 51 minutes as a substitute against Bologna and Empoli.
On Monday, the 2018 FIFA World Cup winner was provisionally suspended from playing after a drug test found elevated levels of testosterone in his system. Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal (Nado) confirmed the development.
The test was conducted after Juventus’ 3-0 win at Udinese on August 20, 2023.
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If found guilty of doping, he could face a ban of between two and four years. However, Pogba has three days to produce a counter-analysis of the result to Nado.
Juventus yesterday also confirmed in a statement that “Pogba received a precautionary suspension order from the National Anti-Doping Tribunal following the results of tests carried out on August 20, 2023. The club reserves the right to consider the next procedural steps.”
