Article by Daniel Scorpie – Published Saturday, November 22, 2025, 11:02 / Updated Saturday, November 22, 2025 11:07
After 26 months of forced suspension and injuries, Paul Pogba has finally been called up to an official match! The 32-year-old French international is part of AS Monaco's away team for tonight's Ligue 1 match with Rennes.
Coach Sebastien Pocognoli broke the news to Pogba at yesterday's press conference: “Talking frequently about a player is not part of my philosophy. But Paul has a special status and it seems normal to me to discuss his situation now.”
Paul Pogba is fit to return to the pitch. “I hope so, but… I'm not making any more predictions”
The technician of the team from the Principality was convinced that Pogba is fit to return to the pitch, after seeing him training again and normally with the group: “I hope, but… last time i mentioned this was with bad luck. He hit his ankle again. So I won't make any more predictions!
Sebastien Pocognoli, coach of AS Monaco / Photo: Imago
He will return when the time is right. When he's on the field, I see a happy man focused on getting back to his best form. My role is to help him, together with the staff. Just seeing him smile on the pitch again would be fantastic.”
Thus, after 26 months, Paul Pogba has the opportunity to come back today. The French midfielder has fully recovered from his ankle injury and is available for the match against Rennes.
It would be the first step towards a long-awaited comeback, which could also happen in a Champions League match against his former team Juventus at the end of January 2026!
“Pogba has to convey something to the club, the youth and the fans. If used properly, his aura can make a difference”
“Sebastien Pocognoli has rekindled hopes of seeing Paul Pogba back on the pitch. This moderate optimism comes from the former France international's return to group training at AS Monaco, leaving behind a nightmare of injuries, family problems (no – blackmailing his brother) and a suspension for doping”notes the Sportmediaset agency.
Paul Pogba prepared in the last days at AS Monaco with a smile on his face / Photo: Imago
The coach of the Monegasque team emphasized the importance of the former Manchester United player's return: “Players like Paul have to convey something to the club, the young players and the fans. If used properly, his aura can make a difference!”
Paul Pogba no longer play from September 3, 2023when he wore the Juventus shirt for the last time, before he was suspended for doping!
190of matches Paul Pogba had at Juventus, for which he scored 34 goals and provided 40 assists in two experiences (2012-2016 and 2022-2024)
The midfielder, who signed on July 1st with Monaco, was supposed to rejoin on November 1st, but he injured himself again and did not make the squad for the Ligue 1 match with Paris FC, scheduled in the French capital.
