Fabrizio Romano reveals what next for Paul Pogba as Manchester United record-signing has drug ban reduced
The former Man Utd midfielder was initially handed a four-year drug ban.
Paul Pogba has officially had his four-year ban for a doping offence reduced to 18 months following a successful appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
It is understood the 31-year-old will be allowed to resume training in January 2025 and will now be eligible to play matches again from March of next year.
Pogba, who remains Manchester United's most expensive signing of all-time, was suspended by Italy's anti-doping tribunal in February after a drugs test found elevated levels of testosterone in his system. He has always maintained his innocence and said he would "never knowingly or deliberately" dope and believed the verdict was "incorrect."
The French midfielder's ban has now officially been reduced and Fabrizio Romano says 'Juventus and Pogba will now open talks over contract termination' with the view of him becoming a free agent again.
In a statement released last week, Pogba said: "Finally the nightmare is over. I can look forward to the day when I can follow my dreams again. I always stated that I never knowingly breached World Anti-Doping Agency regulations when I took a nutritional supplement prescribed to me by a doctor, which does not affect or enhance the performance of male athletes.
"I play with integrity and, although I must accept that this is a strict liability offence, I want to place on record my thanks to the Court of Arbitration for Sport's judges who heard my explanation.
"This has been a hugely distressing period in my life because everything I have worked so hard for has been put on hold."