In an interview on Saturday, Juventus Thiago Motta has refused to reveal whether Paul Pogba still has a future at Juventus after the France international's four-year doping ban was slashed to 18 months.
Recall Niger Delta Connect previously reported that, the former Manchester United forward was handed the ban in February after testing positive for DHEA, a substance known to naturally elevate testosterone levels.
Pogba, who won the World Cup with Les Bleus in 2018, will be able to return to competitive football from March 11 next year following Friday's ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
According to reports, Juve might still seek to terminate Pogba's contract, which runs until the end of June 2026 and is reportedly worth up to 10 million euros (£8.37m) a season.
Coach Motta when asked told reporters ahead of Sunday's Serie A fixture with Cagliari that: "The club will assess the situation and make a decision if necessary. Paul was a great player but he hasn't played for a long time."
"All I'm thinking about is our match tomorrow, nothing else really matters as far as I'm concerned."
Juventus has refused commenting on Pogba, who tested positive for testosterone following the Turin club's opening Serie A fixture of last season, a 3-0 win at Udinese in August 2023.
Later on, He was provisionally suspended the following month and then banned for four years by the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal in February, a sanction which put his career at risk.
However Pogba's representatives mentioned that the testosterone came from a food supplement prescribed by a doctor he consulted in the United States.
Previously, the France international claimed four Serie A titles in his first stint at Juventus between 2012 and 2016 but had a string of problems on and off the pitch after his 2022 return from Manchester United.
Pogba made just 10 appearances for the club during the 2022-23 season, mainly due to a knee injury that also ruled him out of the World Cup in Qatar, where France lost out to Argentina in the final in December 2022.
The Juventus player was also the victim of a case of organised extortion, for which six men, including his brother Mathias, were last month ordered to stand trial.
Since Pogba last played for his club at Empoli in early September last year, Juve have switched head coach to Motta from Massimiliano Allegri and brought in a host of new players as part of a rebuild.
Meanwhile, juventus reportedly splashed out over €120 million (£100.3m) on midfielders Teun Koopmeiners, Khephren Thuram and Douglas Luiz in a busy summer on the transfer market.
On the other hand, Transfer market expert, Fabrizio Romano took to his official X account on Friday to tweet: "Paul Pogba will be back to action in 2025, confirmed! His 4 year drug ban has been reduced to just 18 months, as @MailSport reported. Pogba can start training with Juventus in January and then he will be allowed to play official matches by March."
