It’s official: the French midfielder Paul Pogba tested positive in the anti-doping test to which he was subjected on the first day of Serie A 2023-24, even though he did not play a single minute for his team, the Juventusagainst Udinese, in a match that ended in a 3-0 victory for the Turin team.
It was confirmed this Monday by National Anti-Doping Court of Italy, which decided on the precautionary suspension of the French midfielder from Juventus.
Despite not acting against those Udine, Pogba30 years old and on the bench, had to pass the control on August 20 and, always according to the aforementioned media, he tested positive for testosterone.
The middle, world champion with France in Russia 2018must undergo a counteranalysis to verify the presence of this substance, in the absence of official confirmation.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, which echoed this information, if the positive test for testosterone was confirmed Pogba may receive a maximum sanction of four years’ suspension.
Has been plagued by injuries since returning to Juventus in the summer of 2022, with a letter of independence from Manchester United, Pogba He returned to the team this season after another illness but he only played 52 minutes in this Serie A. And now it is positive.
Pogba he is active in Juventus between 2012 and 2016, when he signed for Manchester United for 105 million euros, which at the time made him the most expensive player in the world. When he returned to Juventus In 2022, the fans of the ‘vecchia Signora’ welcomed him with enthusiasm, like a hero, but everything turned out to be a disaster.
Source: La Verdad
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