On the instructions for the food supplement ingested by Paul Pogba, it was indicated that it contained substances that could be compared to doping products.
Testing positive for testosterone at the end of August, Paul Pogba was suspended by his club, Juventus Turin. The product consumed by the French international nevertheless mentioned the risks of doping, according to the Italian press.
Indeed, the Gazzetta dello Sport reports that the notice clearly indicated the risks of doping in the event of absorption of the substance. The former Manchester United player is said to have ingested a food supplement, recommended by an American doctor friend and used without notifying the Old Lady. The native of Lagny-sur-Marne is now awaiting the result of the counter-analysis of the sample taken. If this is positive again, the French midfielder risks receiving a sanction of between two and four years of suspension.
La Gazzetta indicates that the instructions for the food supplement taken by #Pogba specified “the presence of substances which could cause a risk of doping”. Negligence with major consequences. pic.twitter.com/gcDXXYMXN5
— GuillaumeMP (@Guillaumemp) September 13, 2023
Questioned about this affair, Didier Deschamps said to himself ” very surprised ” on TF1, after the defeat of the French team in Germany on Tuesday evening. “I don’t have the elements, things will follow, but so many things accumulate and fall on him, Paul, that it’s difficult. I can’t imagine that, knowing him, compared to everything that is in his head, I remember certain discussions with him about the vaccine and Covid. But the substance is there, unless there is a second opinion”added the Blues coach.