Since yesterday, the sports press around the world have only been talking about that. In great difficulty since his return to Juventus Turin and barely spared from injuries, Paul Pogba still cannot see the end of the tunnel. Indeed, mired in stories of witchcraft and quarrel with his brother Mathias Pogba at the same time last year, the 2018 world champion tested positive for testosterone following the meeting on August 20 against Udinese.
After this thunderclap, lightning struck the player trained in Le Havre. Indeed, in addition to having been suspended by the Italian Football League, “La Pioche” was also dismissed by Juventus Turin as a precautionary measure. And while his future had already darkened on the side of the France team, the new revelations surrounding this affair could also be detrimental to the 30-year-old player who is definitely in trouble.
He had obtained a food supplement in the United States from a doctor friend
Indeed. While we knew almost all the contours of this regrettable story for the French international midfielder (91 caps, 11 goals), the origin of this doping was still unknown to everyone. However, this Tuesday, the Gazzetta dello Sport tells us that the player obtained a food supplement from a doctor he is close to and who is based in the United States. While the rules on doping are different on the other side of the Atlantic, taking this dietary supplement looks more like negligence than anything else. However, the transalpine media tells us that neither the club nor the Bianconeri medical staff were aware of the consumption of this type of substance on the part of Paul Pogba.
Faced with this situation, the Old Lady would then be in a position of strength and could consider terminating her contract in the coming weeks. While Rafaela Pimenta, Pogba’s agent, had declared that her client had never deliberately consented to doping, this latest information suggests the opposite even if a lack of vigilance seems to be at the origin of this which could be the twilight of Paul Pogba’s career. It remains to be seen whether the counter-analysis will be able to get him out of this nightmare.
