The bet has so far failed for AS Monaco. Remained without playing for almost two seasons due to a positive doping test in September 2023, Paul Pogba, who joined the Principality club last summer, never managed to regain his level and, above all, to play one match after another.
After having to wait until the end of November to finally set foot on the pitch, the former world champion relapsed and ultimately had to be content with six appearances with the Rocher club for just one start. A very meager record which does not encourage optimism for the native of Lagny-sur-Marne under contract with ASM until June 2027.
However, Damien Perrinelle, who left Monaco after six years spent as an assistant alongside Niko Kovac, Philippe Clement, Adi Hütter and Sébastien Pocognoli, wants to believe in his chances of being able to continue meetings with the Principality club.
“In training, it started to be better”
“We will take the context: at the time he signed for Monaco, he had not played for two and a half years, he recalled to begin with at the microphone of RMC. Behind, what will help him now is that he finds regularity both in training and in matches. »
“Thiago Scuro (Monaco sports director, editor’s note) said that it was a bet and it is not lost because it is ongoing, it is over two seasons, he continued. We’ll see what happens. At the end of the season, I can tell you that in training, things started to feel better. But if you’re expecting the Paul Pogba of 2018, it’s going to be complicated. »
“Humanly, he is someone exceptional, he added about the former Mauncunian. He is a great professional and I am admiring to see the investment he is making to return to the high level, that is to say the level of having an impact on a Ligue 1 team and he believes in it. The role of everyone around AS Monaco is to achieve this dream and they will do everything to get there. What I understood is that it continues for a year. »
