Paul Pogba decides against knee surgery to keep FIFA World Cup hopes alive

Last Update: Aug 03, 2022, 14:03 IST

Paul Pogba is back with Juventus. (AFP photo)

The Juventus midfielder damaged his meniscus at the end of last month in his first training session with his new club while on tour in Los Angeles.

Paul Pogba has decided not to undergo knee surgery and will rely on rest and rehabilitation to be fit in time to play for France. World The cup final is due later this year, media reports said on Wednesday.

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The Juventus midfielder damaged his meniscus at the end of last month in his first training session with his new club while on tour in Los Angeles.

The surgery will rule him out of the Qatar World Cup from November 21-December. 18 and Pogba, who has 91 caps for his country, will opt for “conservative medicine” instead.

Italy’s TuttoSport said the regime would include three weeks in gyms and swimming pools and then two weeks of individual work. With all going well, Pogba will return in time to be able to prepare for the World Cup, where France will begin their campaign against Australia in Doha on November 22.

French sports daily L’Equipe said on Wednesday that Pogba’s decision had put him in conflict with his new club, who wanted him to have surgery and miss the World Cup so that he could play for them in the second half of the season. be able to come back

Pogba returned to Juventus after several turbulent seasons at Manchester United.

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