It's a bad time for Paul Pogba. He has been embroiled in a mafia-family affair for several weeks, injured his knee and had to undergo an operation. The Bianconero has been working hard to play in the World Cup. "It was a waste of time. It is a good thing that we have a lot of money to spend on this," he said, "but I'm not sure that we can afford it.
No matches since April
It was during training that Pogba was injured again. This time, according to Gazzetta dello Sport and Tuttosport, it was his right thigh that failed. According to Corierre dello Sport, it is a new pain in the meniscus.
Initially, Juve said it was a muscle strain, in the same style as Karim Benzema and Aurelien Tchouameni with Real Madrid, which would have meant a 10-day rest period. In reality, it would be an injury that would result in three-week absence.
Pogba's presence was illusory as Didier Deschamps will announce his squad on November 9th and the French team will start against Australia on November 22nd, especially as he has not been seen on the pitch for more than six months since he came off after nine minutes in the 4-0 defeat of Liverpool for Manchester United on April 19th.
It was a big blow for the coach, who was forced to withdraw N'Golo Kante from the team two weeks ago.
Pogba has not played a single official match since his return to Turin. Max Allegri was hoping to field the 2018 world champion against Inter on 6 November for the Italian derby.
It is a good idea to have a look at the squad that has been selected for this season's UEFA Champions League," he said, adding: "We have to be very careful not to get caught out by a team that is not in the running.
