Paul Pogba could not help crying when he signed a contract with AS Monaco, a contract that marked his return after 18 months of being suspended from doping.
Paul Pogba cried like rain on the day of joining Monaco
Paul Pogba put his head in his hand, burst into tears in an official moment of signing a 2 -year contract with Monaco. This is also the first time the 32 -year -old played a club in his home country, where his career journey seemed to have closed after the shocking doping scandal.
Pogba has not played since August 2023, after being discovered positive for banned substances in a random test after the Juventus match against Udinese in the opening round of Serie A. The initial penalty was up to 4 years, but it was reduced to 18 months after the UK appealed in October last year. The sports arbitration court accepts that Pogba does not intentionally use the prohibited substance, Dehydroepiandrosterone, which can enhance testosterone and improve endurance.
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Since March of this year, Pogba has been free to negotiate with the teams and have experienced a challenging time both physically and mentally. “I am ready both physically and mentally. I was eager to start again. I am 32 years old but still feel like a child.”Pogba shared his determination before joining Monaco.
On the homepage, Monaco officially announced: “As Monaco is happy to notify the successful recruitment of Paul Pogba. The French world champion has signed a contract with a term of two seasons, lasting until June 30, 2027”.
Monaco is the ideal parking lot for Pogba's ambition to conquer the peak again. During the banned time, the French player had the ability to return to Man United with an animated drawing on Instagram, in which he stood next to Amad Diallo, both wearing a red shirt. The captions full of implications “See what will come …” has made fans “Red Devils” boil.
Not stopping there, he also hoped to receive the attention from the Bundesliga giants and even Juventus's unused opponents in Serie A. But in the end, Monaco was the fastest team in the race to win the former U20 Golden Ball in the world.
Pogba used to have 2 stages of Juventus, the team helped him win 4 Serie A title and affirmed his name in the peak football village. In the middle is a record -worth of £ 89 million to return to Man United in 2016, where he and Jose Mourinho won the Europa League and League Cup double in the first season. But since then, his performance in the Premier League is only a short spot mixed with a brief explosive moment.
The contract between Pogba and Juventus was agreed in November last year. From there, Pogba started the journey to find a way out, with many pain and disappointment. In an interview with TF1 channel, he did not hesitate to criticize Juventus's behavior: “I would like to support a physical coach, what I have the right to enjoy it because I am still a team member. But they were not kind, never supported me. I was really shocked and did not understand why. I felt like I was in a battle with the anti -doping agency.”