Monaco chief government Thiago Scuro has hinted that Paul Pogba might depart the membership forward of the brand new Ligue 1 season.
Pogba joined Monaco on a two-year contract after his doping suspension resulted in June final 12 months.
The Frenchman missed the vast majority of the 2025-26 season as a result of health points.
He solely appeared in six video games, all of them in Ligue 1, enjoying simply 115 minutes, and didn’t characteristic within the Champions League, being neglected of the squad for the knockout phases.
Skuro admitted earlier this 12 months that signing Pogba had not lived as much as expectations, and when requested if the 33-year-old might depart, he advised Get French Soccer Information: “Sure, after all. He might depart or he might keep.”
“It is a very complicated problem. We now have nice respect for him before everything as a human being.
“When he got here right here, he was very optimistic. He helped the younger gamers. However it’s additionally true that the challenge (with him) did not work out final season. Once we began the challenge, our expectations had been very completely different.”
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We’re happy to announce at the moment that the 40-year-old Brazilian participant has began a brand new chapter as head coach of AS Monaco’s first workforce. He has a contract till June 2028.
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Monaco not too long ago employed Filipe Luis as their new head coach for the 2026-27 season.
Monaco are additionally mentioned to must make cuts following the introduction of a cap on their wages, and Pogba may very well be one of many gamers to depart to ease these considerations.
Skuro confirmed that the ultimate choice could be made by Luiz, who described Pogba as a “particular participant” and mentioned he would speak to Luiz within the coming days.
“I believe now we have to be truthful to him now, have a look at his preparation each week and see how he progresses bodily and technically,” Scuro added.
“And it is going to be the supervisor’s choice whether or not Filipe Luis offers him enjoying time or not. We’d like the summer time to see what degree Paul is at.”
