Former Manchester United star and World Cup winner Paul Pogba is nearing his return to the pitch in 2025 after his doping ban was diminished. Hypothesis has linked the midfielder with golf equipment throughout Europe, together with Manchester Metropolis, however a Ligue 1 coach—exterior of Paris Saint-Germain—has publicly expressed curiosity in signing Pogba.
In latest weeks, Pogba has been strongly linked with Olympique Marseille. Membership president Pablo Longoria hinted at the potential for an settlement, emphasizing the significance of fastidiously evaluating the participant whereas contemplating the crew’s present success.
When requested about Pogba, Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi expressed his enthusiasm for bringing the Frenchman on board. “I want to have solely champions in my crew. Pogba has at all times been a champion however actually, throughout my discussions with employees, we now have by no means spoken about it,” De Zerbi acknowledged in a press convention.
Of their search for “champions,” De Zerbi elaborated on the potential worth Pogba may carry: “In January, we particularly want to search out gamers for the wants we now have. Clearly, if champions arrive, we are going to attempt to discover house and ensure they’ll stay collectively. That will completely not be an issue for me. When you have got prime gamers, it’s not my drawback however that of the opponents.”
Since taking up at Olympique Marseille, De Zerbi has remodeled the crew from a aspect that missed European qualification final season right into a Ligue 1 contender. At the moment sitting second within the league with 30 factors after 15 matches, Marseille’s upward trajectory may make Pogba a invaluable addition.
PSG and Manchester Metropolis unlikely locations
With Pogba’s ban diminished from 4 years to 18 months, he shall be eligible to coach with a brand new membership beginning January 1, 2025, and obtainable for aggressive matches from March 1. Nonetheless, as reported by Fabrizio Romano, no membership has made a definitive transfer for the French midfielder.
At PSG, Pogba was closely linked with a switch in 2022 after leaving Manchester United as a free agent. Juventus finally secured his signature, and PSG has since moved on, with no present plans to pursue the participant.
Equally, latest rumors prompt Manchester Metropolis considered Pogba as a possible non permanent substitute for Rodri. There have been even claims that Pogba had visited the Metropolis coaching floor. Nonetheless, Romano has dismissed these studies, leaving Marseille as essentially the most credible possibility for Pogba’s subsequent chapter.
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