MLS
Pogba training in Miami after watching Messi’s playoff game
The World Cup winner is training in Miami ahead of a return to football, with MLS sides said to be keen.
Paul Pogba is currently keeping fit in Miami, Florida, with an eye on returning to football in 2025. The former Juventus and Manchester United player has been linked with a move to the States once he returns to the game following a termination of his Juventus contract.
He will be allowed to train as of January 2025 and play from March of the same year.
MLS continues to chip away at the mine and find nuggets of gold here are there: the introduction of Lionel Messi to the league has propelled it to new heights, with interest growing across the world. Other star names such as Luis Suárez and Jordi Alba, as well as non-Inter Miami signings like Olivier Giroud and Marco Reus, have also added to the intrigue of a league that has dug for so long with arguable results.
Earlier in November, reports emerged that various teams across the country had signed Paul Pogba to their Discovery Lists, meaning that they would have first refusal on the player and would be entitled to compensation should another team swoop in and take the deal.
However, Pogba, a serial winner at the elite level, would command a huge wage and all that comes with a top-tier contract, meaning that most teams who would love to sign someone of his magnitude will indeed find the financial aspect a serious and ultimately immovable stumbling block.
That leaves the question: can Inter Miami sign Paul Pogba? Or is the question in fact: should they sign Paul Pogba? While Inter Miami’s playoff hopes were crushed by their manager’s former side Atlanta United, the team remain a hugely challenging opponent for anyone in the country and are the current holders of the Supporters' Shield. But that doesn’t mean that signing another once-world-class figure will automatically improve them. They also recently backed away from bringing in one of Messi’s best friends, Neymar, to the side, due to finances, which suggest Pogba would also tighten the ties of the finance directors.
The question will ultimately come down to the money involved, the state of the team when the time comes to sign Pogba, who will be 31 when he’s back, and the vision of the player himself. MLS continue to dig: whether or not the Pogba-shaped nugget of gold will be worth anything in the long run, that’s entirely up to him.
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