Paul Pogba saw the end of the tunnel. After two years without playing and having served a suspension of 18 months for doping, the 32 -year -old French international decided to relaunch his career on the Monaco side. Still, before being able to find the way to competition, the former Mancunian will have to be patient.
Since he put his suitcases on the rock, Paul Pogba has followed an individualized program, focused on physical fitness. And if he rubs shoulders with his teammates on a daily basis, the 2018 world champion still trains alone. But this Friday, good surprise, the “draw” took part in part of the collective training, reports Nice-Matin present at the turbia.
Pogba took part in the warm -up with the group at the start of the session, before continuing its individual work. A first which delights his coach Adi Hütter, who considers that he can join his tricolor midfielder in collective training in two weeks.
Pogba back to collective training in two weeks?
“Paul works very well, he is always closer and closer. Now, as you could see this morning, it is also outside with its crampons on the ground. He always gets closer to the team. But we have to be careful, we have to protect the way it comes back. Maybe in two weeks he can participate in training. We can't wait to have these two players with us ”said the Monegasque coach at a press conference.
“What can Pogba bring to the group?” Enormously, added Hütter. As you can imagine, it is not easy for a football player not to be able to be with his teammates on the field. But his personality, with his great experience, bring a lot to the team, it's great. He helps young players, he explains a lot to them and obviously when he is on the field, he will continue to help them even more. He is of course, one of our leaders now, with Eric Dier, Lukas Hradecky. We are very happy to have them with us. »»
As a reminder, at the time of the official presentation of the native of Lagny-sur-Marne, the sports director of ASM, Thiago Scuro, spoke of a return to competition by October. Regarding Ansu Fati, whose return is also impatiently awaited, “he has been training with us for a little over a week but he is not yet ready to be in the team,” said Adi Hütter.
