Paul Pogba Ready to Sacrifice Salary to Remain at Juventus

Paul Pogba is determined to make a comeback with Juventus after serving his reduced doping ban, even if it means taking a pay cut. In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, the French World Cup winner expressed his eagerness to return to the club, stating, "I'm willing to sacrifice money in order to play for Juve once again. I am a Juve player at heart and I am getting ready to represent this club on the field." Pogba's current contract with Juventus is set to expire in June 2026 and is valued at eight million euros ($8.684 million) per year.

During his ongoing suspension, the midfielder receives only the minimum salary stipulated in the Serie A collective agreement -- just over €2,000 a month.

However, since Pogba's ban was reduced, Italian press have reported that Juventus are nonetheless seeking to terminate his contract.

"It will be a new Pogba, a hungrier, wiser and stronger one... I just want to play football," added the former Manchester United star.

"I want to be ready to train and play for Juve, I'm a Juve player, in my mind, that's all there is at the moment."

Pogba had his four-year ban for doping reduced to 18 months earlier in October by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and can return to action from March 11 next year, four days before his 32nd birthday.

Pogba tested positive for testosterone in August 2023 after a match between Juventus and Udinese in Italy. 

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He was provisionally suspended in September of the same year, and then banned for four years by the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal the following February.

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Pogba's representatives said the testosterone came from a food supplement prescribed by a doctor he consulted in the United States.

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