MILAN, Oct 18 — Paul Pogba’s return to the limelight has blindsided Juventus as the France midfielder has whipped up an unwanted publicity storm just as the Serie A giants...
File photo of Juventus ’ French midfielder Paul Pogba reacting after being tackled during the UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg football match between Juventus and Sevilla on May 11, 2023 at the Juventus stadium in Turin. — AFP picMILAN, Oct 18 — Paul Pogba ’s return to the limelight has blindsided Juventus as the France midfielder has whipped up an unwanted publicity storm just as the Serie A giants were preparing to send him packing.
But the 31-year-old has been bullish since the Court of Arbitration for Sport slashed to 18 months his initial four-year ban for testing positive for testosterone. Those numbers are simply no longer sustainable for Juve, who posted losses of nearly 200 million euros for last season and spent the summer shedding bulk while revamping the team for Thiago Motta.
In the middle of all this third-placed Juve are trying to catch league leaders Napoli, whom they trail by three points with league football set to return after the international break. Lazio are another team who have made a break with the past, with Felipe Anderson, Luis Alberto and all-time top scorer Ciro Immobile all gone and veteran Baroni, 61, impressing at the helm in his first big job.
The 25-year-old Inter star played for both Roma and Lazio during his youth career and came close to signing for the former in 2022, a year before he eventually moved to Inter from Sassuolo.
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