Paul Pogba has indeed arrived on the rock, welcomed with the respects of a world champion in search of Renaissance. Since Thursday evening, he has taken up residence in a Monte-Carlo palace, a sign that everything is ready to act his comeback in League 1. But in Monaco, nothing is ever as simple as it seems. This Friday morning, the French international had to spend his traditional medical examination. However, it seems to extend. A detail? Maybe. But for a player who has not walked a lawn in competition since … September 2022, any medical setback is never trivial.
Pogba: a health that questions, a past that weighs
With almost 950 days without playing, Pogba has a heavy physical heritage. Since 2019, he has accumulated no less than 15 injuries identified, oscillating between muscle lesions, ankle pain, ischio or a knee operation. This health bulletin, as thick as a hospital medical file, could not be ignored by AS Monaco. He undoubtedly explains current prudence in part. Especially since, according to some sources, additional examinations have been asked. The club wants to give itself time. A time that could cool the runaway supporters.
On the side of the princely club, we remain silent on the outcome of this visit. The player has a large smile, but has still not been seen in the foot on the Turbie installations. His contract? It was to be signed this Friday. But the agenda seems to slide. For the time being, no official press release has yet been published. And as long as the ink is not posed, nothing is definitively sealed. Pogba is there, physically, but sportingly, everything remains to be done.
Before you even start, Pogba is already shaking Monaco
In Monaco, prudence is a mother of security
The ASM, which puts big on this bet, advances with measure. Because if the name shines, the physical condition remains the major unknown. The presence of Pogba in the stands will not bring anything to the team if his body betrays him again. Monaco, who has already welcomed Eric Dier and Ansu Fati in this transfer window, knows that this third media blow must materialize on the lawn. The spectrum of a canceled transfer is not mentioned, but serenity is not total.
The team resumption is scheduled for next week. Will Pogba participate? Supporters hope, but reality still imposes a hint of prudence. After two ghosts and a doping suspension, the 2018 world champion is expected at the turn. For the time being, Monaco dreams. But as long as the tests have not delivered all their verdicts, there is no guarantee that this dream does not turn frustration.
