Through the voice of its sporting director, Juventus Turin repeated this Saturday, October 19 that it no longer counted on the French international Paul Pogba, whose suspension for doping will end in March 2025 and who said he was ready to reduce his salary to continue his career with the most successful club in Italian football. “ Our position regarding Paul is very clear. Paul was a great football player, but he stopped playing for so long “, said Cristiano Giuntoli on the DAZN platform before the match between Juventus and Lazio. “ We were forced to invest in other players during these years (of absence) and our squad is currently complete “, he continued, suggesting that the Piedmont club was going to terminate the contract of its French midfielder. His contract signed in July 2022 and which runs until 2026 guarantees him an annual salary of eight million euros, salary reduced to 2,000 euros per month during the 18 months of his suspension after having tested positive for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in August 2023. He was initially suspended for four years, a sanction lowered at the beginning of October to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
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