07/12/2023
Updated at 2:40 p.m.
The Italian Anti-Doping Prosecutor’s Office This Thursday, he requested a four-year suspension against Paul Pogbaa French midfielder for Juventus Turin who tested positive for testosterone in August during an anti-doping test, a club source told AFP.
“I can confirm that we received a notification this morning from the Anti-Doping Prosecutor’s Officewith this request for a four-year suspension, the aforementioned source has declared, confirming the information that appeared in the Italian media.
The Juventus French international tested positive after an anti-doping test in the match Udinese-Juventus (August 20), a match that the Turin team ended up winning (0-3) although Paul Pogba did not participate in any minutes. The result of that positive was confirmed in October in the subsequent counteranalysis.
To explain the positive result, the player’s entourage indicated in September that testosterone metabolites They would come from a dietary supplement prescribed by a doctor he consulted in the United States. Testosterone, a hormone of fertility and male sexuality, promotes muscle development.
The request from the Anti-Doping Prosecutor’s Office jeopardizes the future of the sporting career of Pogba (30 years old), world champion with France in Russia 2018. Despite the fact that there was speculation that the player’s defense could have reached an agreement to avoid the process, the request from the Anti-Doping Prosecutor’s Office known this Thursday makes it clear that the Frenchman will have to go to trial.
Pogba returned to the Juve discipline in July 2022 after six years at Manchester United. Since his incorporation into the Italian team, the French midfielder, with a contract until 2026, has had very little participation. If he is finally sanctioned, the Turin entity has already warned that he will break the contract that binds him to his player.
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