The world of the French team, world champion in 2018, “will still need rehabilitation after his operation” of a knee in early September, announced his lawyer and agent Rafaela Pimenta.
Le Monde
The world of the French team Paul Pogba, injured, forfeit for the World Cup in Qatar, announced his lawyer and agent Rafaela Pimenta in a statement transmitted to the France-Presse agency on Monday October 31.
In her text, Mme Pimenta written:
“After medical examinations yesterday (Sunday) and today (Monday), it is extremely painful to inform that Paul Pogba will still need rehabilitation after his operation (a knee in early September). For this reason , Paul will not be able to join (…) the French team in Qatar. “
“If pious wishes could change things, Paul would have played tomorrow. But what changes things is work, resilience and discipline, which are currently the only things present in his mind in these moments Difficult, “continues Rafaela Pimenta in her press release. “Paul will continue to give the best of himself to be back on the field for the fans and his team as soon as possible.”
The list of players selected known on November 9
At 29, Pogba has not played the slightest official match since April. His departure this summer of Manchester United for Juventus Turin made him hope for a renewal in his career, but the tricolor environment was injured just before the start of the season.
He recently resumed training with his club but Friday, the coach of Juve, Massimiliano Allegri, had estimated that he was “unlikely” that he replayed a match of the Italian championship before the truce decided for the World Cup.
The extrasportal affair involving its elder Mathias Pogba, indicted for extortion in organized gang and participation in an association of criminal criminals, just like four other men, also disrupted the start of the world champion.
The coach of the Blues, Didier Deschamps, must announce the list of players selected for the competition on November 9.
For the Blues, it’s a huge blow. This package is added to that of N’Golo Kanté, his midfielder of the midfield in 2018. An essential pair in the Didier Deschamps system, who will have to do without her in Qatar from November 22 for the first match against the ‘Australia.