Paul Pogba, inconsolable while signing the contract with Monaco.
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Paul Pogba is a new Monaco player. The French midfielder, world champion in 2018, signed for two seasons with the Club of the Principality, in what marks his return to professional football an important time outside the courts. It will be the first time that Ligue 1 dispute, after a race in which he shone with Juventus and Manchester United, but was interrupted by injuries, a doping sanction and personal problems.
The announcement of the signing was accompanied by a video that turned the world around: Pogba, visibly moved, broke into tears while signing his contract.
The images reflect the emotional weight that the player loads, after difficult years that included an attempt to kidnap by his own brother and friends of childhood, an initial suspension of four years for DHEA consumption – then re -reduced by the TAS to 18 months – and the termination of his contract with Juventus in November 2024.
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Since then, Pogba, 32, had run out of team. While negotiating with clubs such as DC United and Marseille, he settled in Miami, where he showed his physical effort and intention to return to professional football on social networks.
His last active season was in 2021-2022, when he played 34 games with Manchester United, before the injuries moved him away from the competition.
We are delighted to announce the arrival of Paul Pogba 🇫🇷
The midfielder has signed a 2-season deal and is now tied to the Club until 30th June 2027 🆕 pic.twitter.com/SJN33IZhzw
– As Monaco in 🇲🇨 (@as_monaco_en) June 28, 2025
The signing for Monaco not only means a new sports beginning, but also a personal claim. In its record there are titles with Juventus (Series A, Cups, Super Cups) and with the United (Europa League, League Cup), in addition to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, in which it was figure. Although the Catar 2022 World Cup was lost, Pogba still dreams of dressing France's shirt again in 2026.
Didier Deschamps, current French coach, expressed his support for Pogba in this new attempt to resume his career. “Paul has an exceptional human quality. Hopefully he can meet the football he loves so much,” said the coach, who knows him from the youth categories. The return of the 'octopus' is already a reality, and the monaco will be the scenario where he will seek to reconstruct his story.
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