After his disciplinary suspension for the Europa League match with SC Freiburg, much-discussed Frenchman was supposed to rejoin the selection of Juventus for the league match against Sampdoria, but the now-injured Paul Pogba was missing again on Sunday.
Notable injury brings further Pogba frustration at Juventus
Due to injuries, the 91-time French international only played 34 minutes for Juventus this season and last week he appeared too late at a team meeting in the run-up to the game with Freiburg. Allegri then decided to leave Pogba out of the selection, but indicated during a press conference on Saturday that the midfielder was back in the match selection for the league match against Sampdoria.
Yet Pogba was also missing against Sampdoria. “Paul suffered muscle problems from taking a number of free kicks earlier today,” Allegri told DAZN on Sunday evening. “We have to investigate how extensive the damage is now. If Paul wants to be the player he was before, he has to show how strong he is.” Juventus announced on Monday morning that it is a ‘slight injury’ to Pogba.
We now learn, Paul Pogba is out for another month at Juventus due to a new muscle injury. The persistent injury of the French star leads to headaches at the Old Lady. For whom the retrieval of the 29-year-old midfielder ends in a small financial disaster.
Pogba returned to Turin last summer with the aim of helping Juve back to the top. Instead, European football is the highest achievable due to the points penalty. And due to the financial scandal and the intended star player only played twice in Serie A due to injuries.
Juventus is now considering terminating Pogba’s contract
With a total of 35 minutes of play. Pogba’s return to Juve has turned out to be a very expensive affair. With an estimated annual salary of eight million euros, La Gazzetta dello Sport calculated that the French international costs his club about 230 thousand euros per minute played.
According to the sports newspaper, Juventus is now considering terminating Pogba’s contract, which runs until 2026, if the situation does not improve. The midfielder himself is very disappointed with his persistent injury, it turned out when supporters waited for him on Monday for an autograph.
“Juventus shows itself again, but not Pogba,” La Gazzetta dello Sport noted on the cover on Monday. The Old Lady was too strong for Sampdoria at home on Sunday. But Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri again did not appeal to Pogba.
The Italian sports newspaper writes that Juventus are very frustrated about the (physical) problems surrounding the midfielder. The club management is said to have already approached Pogba to waive possible bonuses. Which were included in his contract because of his supporting role.
