From record transfer to doping case: Paul Pogba is now threatened with an undignified end to his career

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These are not easy days for Juventus player Paul Pogba. During the successful Serie A opener between Udinese Calcio and Juventus Turin (0:3), he was caught during a doping test after the match. Before that he was on the substitutes bench for 90 minutes. The Italian Anti-Doping Agency published the studies on Monday. With a dismal result for the French midfielder.

Accordingly, the control showed an increased testosterone level. Pogba is therefore provisionally suspended and suspended indefinitely by his employer Juventus Turin. If the B sample is also positive, he risks a four-year ban from playing. The decline of what was once the most expensive player in the world has reached a new stage. Few companions would have predicted such a career trajectory for the young Pogba during his first professional steps at Manchester United.

Titles, hairstyles and cars

Pogba made his international breakthrough in 2012 when he moved to Juventus Turin. At the time, he came to the north of Italy from Manchester on a free transfer as a 19-year-old. There the inexperienced, lanky man of 1.91 meters becomes an experienced, strong and artistic regular player, where he also gets the nickname Krake. Thanks to his long legs, he conquers the ball in midfield like no other. For his achievements, he received the Golden Boy award in 2013, the best U21 player in Europe.

Off the field he lives the cliché of a top star. Monthly changing hairstyles, flashy cars and lavish parties sketch his private life. At the same time, he puts the Bianconeri in a festive mood on the pitch. In his first four seasons with the Italian record champions, Pogba won nine titles, including four consecutive Italian championships. The crowd favorite also reached the Champions League final in 2015 (1:3 against Barcelona).

Juventus supporters were even more shocked when Pogba returned to the island to Manchester United in 2016 for a record transfer fee of 105 million euros. The midfielder described his return at the time as fate. And: He is looking forward to working with coach José Mourinho.

Unexpected ending

It is the beginning of a gradual decline – even if his debut year at Man Utd ends successfully with the Europa League trophy and victory in the English League Cup. Since then, his career has been marred by injuries. He will be out for the Red Devils for a total of 597 days. Fortunately not during the 2018 World Cup, where he played an excellent tournament and won the title with France.

Last summer he pulled the ripcord on several levels. From a sporting point of view, he decides to return to his old love Juventus Turin. Privately, he distances himself from his brother Mathias (33), who wanted to blackmail him with a compromising video. A few days ago, Pogba said about his brother in an interview with Al Jazeraa: “Money changes people. It can destroy a family and start a war.” Mathias must appear in court in Paris on Friday.

However, the decline in football cannot be stopped: in his hoped-for comeback season, Pogba only plays ten games for Juventus due to an injury. He is currently suffering from muscle fatigue. And now a doping case threatens to become the final chapter of what was initially a great career.

Source : Blick