Paul Pogba seems to be by himself as he fights a four-year ban that would end his career… He could leave Juventus for Saudi Arabia, but the French star would be a HUGE risk because of how often he gets hurt.

In every interview and press conference, Didier Deschamps has made it clear that he feels sorry for Paul Pogba’s position with football. But he recently said that he worries about the man outside of football. 

Delschamps told Le Parisien in December, “I love all my players, but I’m sad about what Paul is going through.” I am not only talking about the most recent events; I am also talking about everything he has been through so far, including the personal problems that have caused his injuries. 

“Pogba is poor; how can he do it?”

Pogba hasn’t played for France since the Nations League final in October 2021, which was more than three years ago. From almost that moment on, things started to go wrong because he started getting hurt more often. 

The story about being kidnapped and being forced to pay money ransoms probably also hurt his mental health and ability on the field. He is hurt in both body and spirit, and it looks like the end of his career.

During Juventus’ summer tour of the United States, the playmaker tore his meniscus, which kept him out for six months. Even after he came back, he never seemed physically healthy again. 

The 30-year-old has always been active on social networks, but he has never given the impression that he is sad. His teammates, coaches Massimiliano Allegri, and Deschamps seem to be worried about him because they think he is as weak as a boy who always smiles to hide his tears.

Due to a possible ban after a failed drug test, he could lose followers and many companies may decide not to use his image anymore. This is the real risk of a media catastrophe. 

Pogba’s image could be ruined forever if he can’t successfully appeal a possible punishment. This is a big change from when he was 21, when he was a much-talked-about talent and kids lined up at Italian barbershops to copy his haircut.  

If Pogba had to serve a ban, an offer from a Saudi Pro League club could make things better, but any possible buyer would be upset to see his recent stats. 

Pogba was hurt for 425 days over the course of 18 months, missing 84 games and picking up a lot of small injuries that have made his move back to Italy from Manchester United a disaster. Based on those numbers, Pogba is more accurately described as a past football player that Juventus took a huge risk on over the last three years. 

Juventus’ decision to re-sign Pogba for no fee seems like a throwback to the past. However, even a move for free could be seen as a failure, since the club’s second goalie, Mattia Perin, plays more minutes than the France international.  

The price of Pogba could drop if Saudi Arabia didn’t call him back after his ban. 

Pogba may have ended his career in Europe for good in the last 28 minutes of Juventus’s game against Empoli before being taken off with a muscle injury. No other player in Serie A has missed so many games because of injuries. 

Even though his teammate Federico Chiesa hurt his knee badly, the player got back on the field faster and didn’t have to deal with the same problems over and over again. Because Pogba has only played 216 minutes so far, his ridiculously high salary has cost the club almost £60,400 (€70,000) per minute, even though he has never played a full game. But because he was banned for doping, Juventus has cut Pogba’s pay, so he is no longer a financial drag for the team. 

That the Anti-Doping Prosecutor’s Office wants to ban the player for four years is another blow to a player who has already been through a lot. After being on the front page of news around the world so many times, Pogba now looks like a man fighting a silent war. 

There is also an unfairness to his position. Pogba has made naive mistakes in the past, but he is not a monster, and people who have benefited professionally from him should not turn their backs on him now.

People in Italy were crazy about him and said horrible things about him. But now, it’s like he was never a Juventus player, which must hurt him a lot.