The news fell this Saturday. Paul Pogba, free since his suspension for doping, has signed up with AS Monaco until 2027. A transfer without compensation but to the calculated bet perfume, as the 2018 world champion returns from afar. To reassure his state of form, his personal trainer, Roger Caibe Rodriguez, installed in Miami, has broken the silence. After nine months of intensive work, he claims that the Frenchman is “a few weeks” to find his best level.
Pogba, nine months of relentless efforts
The former Juventus player came out of two seasons marked by injuries, relapses and a heavy suspension. “We had to start from scratch”explains Roger Caibe in an interview with The team. Between room strengthening in the room, mobility exercises and gradual recovery of the ball, Pogba has chained the sessions without interruption since fall. Even on the move, his staff remained mobilized. “”
He was one of the most motivated I met ”,
Ensures CAIBE.
According to his trainer, Pogba has “Resculpted”, with “Concrete abs And an ease found a ball on the foot. What to see again at home “The player's flashes we saw on TV”. A return to competition now seems possible. But between the exercises in Miami and the intensity of a Ligue 1 match, a gap remains. “He must now find a collective framework, with real opposition. It will be easier to get your best level ”temper Caibe.
An express return… really realistic?
Monaco's medical staff remains cautious. Pogba, who has not played an official match since September 2023, will first have to digest the collective requirements. If those around him evoke a complete return in six weeks, some specialists consider this optimistic period. The average for a return after such inactivity often exceeds two months, according to several studies on post-compliance covers.
The bet is all the more strategic since Monaco has passed anything in transfer, but will have to honor a substantial salary estimated at 4 million euros per year. Sportingly, the impact of a found pogba could transform the Monegasque eleven. Commercially, the “pogback” effect is already starting to be felt on networks and in research around ASM. It remains to be seen whether the star will hold the announced calendar.
