Provisionally suspended after testing positive for testosterone, Paul Pogba saw his agent, Rafaela Pimenta, come to his defense.
The descent into hell continues for Paul Pogba. While he seemed on the way back after a dark season, rotten by repeated injuries, the French world champion experienced a new twist of fate, which could hasten the end of his career in the worst case. The Turin midfielder was in fact provisionally suspended after being the subject of a positive doping test for testosterone, announced the anti-doping agency. Italian.
Tested positive after the match between Juventus and Udinese on August 20, on the occasion of the resumption of Serie A, the former Mancunian violated “articles 2.1 and 2.2 for the presence of the following prohibited substances: testosterone metabolites” and risks up to four years of suspension for this purpose, according to the AFLD, the French anti-doping agency, if he fails to justify “unintentional contamination or ingestion”.
Paul Pogba is now awaiting the results of the second opinion. If he remained silent on Monday, his agent briefly came to his defense in the evening. “We are waiting for the counter-analyses and we cannot have an opinion before the results. What is certain is that Paul Pogba never wanted to break a rule,” she told various media, including RMC.
