“After the medical tests yesterday (Sunday) and today (Monday), it is extremely painful to report that Paul Pogba will still need rehabilitation after his operation (from a knee in early September). For this reason, Paul will not be able to join the French team in Qatar,” Rafaela Pimenta said in the statement.
The world champion in 2018 thus loses his race against the clock. Operated on a meniscus at the beginning of September, he had resumed collective training with Juventus in Turin in recent days, but a new physical problem on Sunday has delayed his recoveryn, making it impossible to be called up on Didier Deschamps’ list, which should be announced on November 9.
The exams carried out first in Turin and then in Pittsburgh (United States) confirmed the withdrawal of the Frenchman for the imminent competition, which starts on November 20.
“If pious wishes could change things, Paul would have played tomorrow. But what changes things is work, resilience and discipline, which are currently the only things on her mind in these difficult times”, continues Rafaela Pimenta in her statement.
“Paul will continue to do his best to get back on the playing fields for his fans and his team as soon as possible,” he added.
Paul Pogba will miss the World Cup through injury, by multiple sources 💔 pic.twitter.com/nbiroyc6mp
– B/R Football (@brfootball) October 31, 2022
At 29 years old, Pogba has not played any official match since April. His departure from Manchester United in the interseasonal market towards Juve made him wait for a relaunch of his career, but the midfielder was injured just before the start of the season.
For the ‘Bleus’ this new blow is added to the already confirmed loss of another midfielder also awarded in 2018, N’Golo Kanté. An essential couple in the Deschamps system, who will have to look for alternatives before November 22, the date of France’s first World Cup match against Australia.
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