FORMER Manchester United and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is reportedly in advanced negotiations with Ligue 1 club Monaco in a bid to return to top-level football after a doping ban
Pogba, 32, who won the World Cup with France in 2018, is close to agreeing a deal to return to his country with Monaco, according to various reports.
Several outlets across Europe claimed the midfielder is in talks and heading towards signing a two-year contract with Monaco, who hope to close the deal in the coming days.
Talks have been ongoing for a number of weeks, with Pogba training before pre-season as he plots his return to action.
Pogba was provisionally suspended after being randomly tested following Juventus’ opening match of the 2023-2024 Serie A season against Udinese.
He was then sanctioned with a four-year ban which was slashed to 18 months in October following an appeal.
Pogba, who cost Manchester United a then world record transfer fee of £89m in 2016,
agreed a mutual termination of his contract with Juventus in November and has been free to resume his career since March.
In the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s final ruling on his case, it was confirmed that Pogba inadvertently ingested DHEA, a substance that boosts testosterone and is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.