Paul Pogba trains with Monaco teammates for first time as he builds fitness ahead of return | OneFootball

Paul Pogba (32) is stepping up his return to football. On Thursday morning, he trained with his new teammates at AS Monaco for the first time.

Pogba has not played a game since September 2023 due to a doping ban. That ban was initially for four years, reduced to 18 months on appeal. During that time, the Frenchman left Juventus, agreeing a contract termination, and has since joined Monaco, signing a two-year deal at the end of June.

However, he won’t be fit for the start of the season. As revealed by Monaco CEO Thiago Scuro during the player’s presentation, there is a three-month plan to build back his fitness. That puts Pogba’s return date at around the start of October.

He is now building towards his long-awaited return. As stated by Scuro, the club are taking it “step by step”. He has taken his next step by taking part in first-team training for the first time on Thursday, as witnessed by Get French Football News.

Pogba took part in the warm-up before continuing his personalised training programme individually.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle – reporting from Monaco