Former Manchester United star Paul Pogba may return to the Premier League in 2025, but the Frenchman could line up with arch-rivals Manchester City.
The 31-year-old is lately at a new club following his departure from Juventus in November.
However, Pogba is currently serving a worldwide ban following a reduction on his original suspension for failing a doping test in 2023.
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After a long battle, the Court of Arbitration for Sport accepted Pogba’s explanation that his ingestion of a banned substance was unintentional and that he can return to the field of play in March 2025.
Despite his confidence in regaining a place at Juventus, he will now embark on a new challenge, with a move to England likely on the agenda.
Pogba’s former France teammate Bacary Sagna has predicted a surprise return to Old Trafford if Ruben Amorim can be convinced of a deal.
According to data from The Independent, City have already entered the race, and there are already informal talks with their representatives about a surprise decision, based on the rebuilding of Pep Guardola’s squad.
Pogba hinted he was offered a move to City, after departing from United in 2022, but he felt the time was right to leave Manchester and head back to Turin.
Any move to bring Pogba back to Manchester remains difficult, as the midfielder has said in the past that a home invasion in March 2022 and the still-under investigation extortion attempt involving his brother would make him hesitant to return to the city.
Convincing Pogba of the benefits of returning to City (and English football) may make or break City’s interest, however, the player is running out of features as he looks to revive his stuttering career.
Feargal is a content producer for The Sporting News. He has been working with TSN since the start of 2022 after stints with Reach, Amazon UK and Squawka in a nomadic career in the football media pyramid. Always with a keen eye on Arteta’s ‘Reds’ and Kenny’s Ireland ‘Greens’ and a 100% five-a-side penalty record.