Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been provisionally suspended from taking part in due to an anti-doping offence.
Italy’s nationwide anti-doping tribunal (Nado) stated Pogba returned a check with elevated ranges of testosterone after Juve’s 3-0 win at Udinese on 20 August.
France worldwide Pogba, 30, was an unused substitute however was chosen at random for post-match drug testing.
If discovered responsible of doping, he may face a ban of between two and 4 years.
Juventus stated in an announcement: “Juventus Soccer Membership pronounces that at the moment, 11 September, 2023, the footballer Paul Labile Pogba acquired a precautionary suspension order from the Nationwide Anti-Doping Tribunal following the outcomes of assessments carried out on 20 August, 2023.
“The membership reserves the fitting to contemplate the subsequent procedural steps.”
Nado stated Pogba had violated anti-doping guidelines once they discovered the prohibited substance “non-endogenous testosterone metabolites” and the outcomes had been “in line with the exogenous origin of the goal compounds”.
Testosterone is a hormone that will increase the endurance of athletes.
Pogba has three days to provide a counter-analysis of the end result to Nado.
Juventus re-signed Pogba on a four-year deal in July 2022 after the participant ran down his contract at Manchester United and left as a free agent.
Nevertheless, Pogba’s return to Turin has been beset by persistent damage issues which additionally noticed him miss final 12 months’s World Cup in Qatar.
Pogba has performed a mixed whole of 51 minutes in its place this season in video games with Bologna and Empoli.
Final season he managed 108 minutes over six Serie A video games, three temporary appearances and one help within the Europa League, and 11 minutes within the Coppa Italia – a complete of 162 minutes and no targets.
Pogba’s damage issues resurfaced not too long ago, with Juventus boss Massimo Allegri saying the participant picked up a minor again downside following his look towards Empoli.