Knee operated in early September, the midfielder, world champion in 2018, will not be back in time to accompany the Blues in Qatar.
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This is a new blow for the France team. Paul Pogba’s lawyer Rafaela Pimenta confirmed the player’s withdrawal for the 2022 World Cup on Monday, October 31. Hit in the thigh, the 29-year-old midfielder will not be back in time to compete in the World Cup and defend the title of the Blues. After N’Golo Kanté, Didier Deschamps loses a new major player in midfield.
“After medical examinations yesterday [dimanche] and today [lundi]it is extremely painful to inform that Paul Pogba will still need rehabilitation after his operation [d’un genou début septembre]. For this reason, Paul will not be able to join (…) the French team in Qatar”Rafaela Pimenta said in a statement.
Injured in the right knee, which he had been operated on in the hope of being able to recover to travel to Qatar, the Juventus Turin player has been sidelined since the start of the season. He was already not present in the last list of Didier Deschamps in September.