A new hard blow for Paul Pogba. While his first match in Monaco colors was expected this Saturday against Paris FC, the French international injured his ankle on Thursday during training. “He had an ankle injury in training”confirmed ASM coach Sébastien Pocognoli on Friday. “We are awaiting confirmation of the grade of the injury but yes, he will be absent. The ankle has turned a little. We must wait for additional examinations”he added.
Arriving in Monaco this summer, Pogba has still not been able to make his debut and his last appearance on the pitch dates back to September 2023, during his time at Juventus, before his suspension for doping. His first return was planned just after the October international break, but the midfielder suffered a thigh muscle injury.
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In the After Foot show, Kévin Diaz expressed their concern about this new physical relapse for the ex-Turin player. “It’s a bit like a story with no end, or rather no beginning. He was arrested for a very long time. There, his body must re-accustom itself to the shocks, the intensity, the daily work… It’s starting to be really very, very worrying”said the former Nice player in the After Foot show on CMR.
“I don’t believe it for a second”
Same story with Lionel Charbonnier. “If there is this problem with the ankle, it is because muscularly it no longer holds the same. The dynamism is no longer the same, there is an imbalance. » For his part, Walid Acherchour, in Génération After, remains cautious: “Pogba will play again with Monaco, but seeing him string together three very high-level matches, I don’t believe it for a second. »
Deprived of its star, Monaco will try this Saturday (7 p.m.) at Louis-II to achieve a third consecutive victory in the championship and gain confidence before the Champions League trip to Norway on Tuesday to face Bodø/Glimt. Without Pogba, ASM will have to deal with the absence of a key element to regain its momentum.
