Former Manchester United star Paul Pogba has had his four-year drug ban slashed to 18 months after a successful appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).
The Juventus man was sanctioned in March, following a provisional suspension in September last year, having tested positive for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).
Italy’s National Anti-Doping Tribunal (TNA) accepted the request of the Anti-Doping Prosecutor’s Office to slap a four-year ban on the Frenchman. This is the standard length of a ban under the World Anti-Doping Code (WADA).
It meant that Pogba was facing a realistic prospect of retiring from professional football, considering he would not have returned to competitive action until March 2027.
Moreover, Reports has now suggested that Pogba will be eligible to train with a club in January, but will have to wait until March for his return to match action.
However, Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Juventus want to terminate the 31-year-old’s contract, which will make Pogba available on a free transfer.
A club insider revealed that the Red Devils might look into possibilities of bring their academy graduate back to the club for the third time in his career.
Though, some French news outlets believe that Pogba will not look to continue his career in Europe and will start again in the MLS.
It’s said that with the midfielder’s high salary demands, it is unlikely that a top European club would risk paying big money to sign him, as he last played a professional game in September 2023.
