The free midfielder, Paul Pogba, will take his time deciding where he will play club football and remains focused on joining a team in Europe, sources told ESPN.
32 -year -old Pogba was linked to the MLS side DC Unitedwho possess their discovery rights and are therefore the only MLS The team can currently go into negotiations with him. Sources have added that although the talks are not in an advanced phase, POGBA is aware of the situation and contacted between DC United Director General Ally Mackay and the first Manchester United Entoura of star.
Washington Post first informed DC United News that possesses POGBA’s discovery rights.
POGBA has run out of club from his contract finished by Juventus Last November.
While DC United has an advantage over other MLS teams, they are only one of several who have recently contacted POGBA. If another MLS team were to pursue POGBA, you would have to pay a fee to DC to acquire their discovery rights.
Sources told ESPN that he is interested in a future step to MLS, where his friends and former teammates like Olivier Giroud and Hugo Lloris Play for LaficBut his priority remains to be the Back to European football.
In 2018 World Cup The winner believes you can still play in a Champions League Level and to represent one of Europe’s most important clubs in Europe will give you the best chance to be remembered for the Didier Deschamps France team in time to play in the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, sources said.
It will consider all the offers from the European leagues as well as those of MLS, including DC United, who are currently 13 at the East Conference with only two wins in their first 10 games of the season under the main coach Troy Lesesne.
POGBA was initially banned for four years after it tried positive for Dhea, a forbidden substance while playing at Juventus in August 2023. It was like that Reduced to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) After his attraction and came to an end on March 11th.
ESPN reported in March that the Parisian attracted great interest, some more specific than others, in January and February. Marseille and Fiorentina considered it strongly and some Spanish clubs also looked at it. He also rejected the approaches of teams from Brazil and Saudi Arabia.
According to sources, he also spoke to David Beckham, the co -owner of Inter miamiThe club located in the city where POGBA has lived with his family since November. He had also spoken with other MLS teams before DC United pursued their interest, sources adding.
His last game was September 3, 2023, for Juventus in which he played 29 minutes in a 2-0 victory Steep. Last time he played about 90 minutes was three years ago for Manchester United in a 3-2 win Tottenham Hotspur.
He has been training for months with a personal trainer and participating in the collection matches in Miami.