Paul Pogba has joined AS Monaco on a free switch, the Ligue 1 membership mentioned on Saturday, because the 32-year-old French midfielder appears to revive his profession following a doping ban.
A supply informed ESPN that Pogba, who has signed a two-year deal at Monaco, turned down a profitable deal from a Saudi Professional League facet.
The World-Cup profitable midfielder’s final aggressive sport got here in September 2023 for Juventus.
Pogba was handed a four-year doping ban in February 2024 after testing optimistic for DHEA, which boosts testosterone ranges. The suspension was lower to 18 months after a profitable attraction on the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport.
Italian membership Juventus introduced in November that that they had mutually agreed to terminate his contract, which was as a result of expire in June 2026.
Pogba has beforehand been linked with strikes in MLS and the Saudi Professional League, however he’ll mark his return to motion in his house nation.
Pogba got here by way of the academy at Le Havre however hasn’t performed competitively earlier than in France, along with his membership profession cut up between stints at Manchester United and Juventus.
Data from Reuters was used on this report.