On Monday, Paul Pogba, Juventus’s France midfielder has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for testosterone, Italy’s national anti-doping (NADO Italia) tribunal said.
The test, conducted after Juve’s 3-0 Serie A season-opening win at Udinese on August 20, noticed testosterone, a hormone that boosts athletes’ perseverance.
NADO Italia said in a statement that in approval of the instance suggested by the National Anti-doping Prosecutor, it has delivered for the provisional suspension of the athlete Paul Labile Pogba.
Pogba had violated anti-doping regulations when they discovered the banned substance non-endogenous testosterone metabolites, adding that the outcomes were consistent with the exogenous origin of the target compounds.
Pogba was an unused replacement in the victory at Udinese. Juventus said they had been notified of the provisional suspension and were considering the next steps.
If Pogba is found guilty of doping, the 30-year-old could be suspended for between two and four years.
Pogba’s contract with Juve expires in June 2026.
Pogba has had a torrid second spell with Juventus due to injuries since he returned to the Turin-based club after his release from Manchester United last year.
The 2018 World Cup winner hardly played last season due to knee and hamstring injuries as well as knee surgery which stopped him from playing for France at the World Cup in Qatar.
Pogba has yet to begin a competition this season but has created two replacement appearances, last playing in the 2-0 win at Empoli.
