{"id":290602,"date":"2023-09-13T15:35:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T15:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=290602"},"modified":"2023-09-13T15:35:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T15:35:15","slug":"juventus-could-tear-up-pogbas-130k-a-week-contract-if-he-is-banned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/juventus-could-tear-up-pogbas-130k-a-week-contract-if-he-is-banned\/","title":{"rendered":"Juventus &apos;could TEAR UP Pogba&apos;s \u00a3130k-a-week contract&apos; if he is banned"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Juventus &#8216;could TEAR UP Paul Pogba&#8217;s \u00a3130k-a-week contract&#8217; if he is banned for failing a drugs test as the French midfielder&#8217;s team insist he &#8216;never wanted to break the rules&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pogba could be banned for up to four years after positive testosterone test<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reports say Juventus would terminate his contract regardless of ban length\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Juventus could reportedly tear up Paul Pogba&#8217;s \u00a3130,000-a-week contract if he is banned for failing a drugs test.<\/p>\n<p>The France midfielder, 30, has been provisionally suspended and could be banned for up to four years after testing positive for testosterone.<\/p>\n<p>The positive test was reported to have occurred after Juve&#8217;s Serie A fixture against Udinese on August 20, a game in which he did not play.<\/p>\n<p>Having been suspended by Italy&#8217;s national anti-doping tribunal on an initial precautionary basis, Pogba had three days from Monday to request a B sample.<\/p>\n<p>The maximum suspension in such cases is four years &#8211; an initial two-year ban, which can be doubled if it is proven that the substance was taken deliberately.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/15\/75386411-12513987-image-a-12_1694616452270.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Paul Pogba could see his Juventus contract torn up if he is banned for failing a drugs test<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/15\/75326095-12513987-Pogba_has_featured_twice_for_Juventus_since_giving_the_sample_th-a-13_1694616606074.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The midfielder has been provisionally suspended after the positive testosterone test\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Gazzetta dello Sport report that Juventus could cancel Pogba&#8217;s contract if he is banned, bringing a definitive early conclusion to his second spell with them.<\/p>\n<p>Pogba signed a four-year contract when he returned to the Turin club in July 2022, meaning it has another three years to run. The length of Pogba&#8217;s ban is unlikely to influence the club&#8217;s decision to rip up his deal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/15\/75386415-12513987-image-a-15_1694616673770.jpg\" height=\"459\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Juventus and coach Massimiliano Allegri could wave goodbye to Pogba\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If there is a quick resolution to the case, Pogba may not even make it to the halfway point of his present Juventus contract.<\/p>\n<p>When he returned to Turin, reports suggested Pogba was forced to accept a significant pay cut on the \u00a3290,000-a-week he earned at United.<\/p>\n<p>Pogba&#8217;s agent, Rafaela Pimenta, leapt to his defence\u00a0in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Via reporter Simon Stone, Pimenta said: &#8216;We are waiting for the counter analysis and until then we can&#8217;t say anything.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The certain thing is that Paul Pogba never wanted to break the rules.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Though Pogba&#8217;s positive test was given three games ago, he has since played a part in Juventus&#8217; games against Bologna and Empoli since the Udinese fixture as the results were analysed.<\/p>\n<p>Juventus confirmed Pogba&#8217;s provisional suspension in a club statement on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>The statement read: &#8216;Juventus Football Club announces that today, September 11, 2023, the footballer Paul Labile Pogba received a precautionary suspension order from the National Anti-Doping Tribunal following the results of tests carried out on August 20, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The club reserves the right to consider the next procedural steps.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Pogba rejoined Juventus from Manchester United in the summer of 2022 on a free transfer after six years back in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/15\/75326443-12513987-Rafaela_Pimenta_said_the_midfielder_never_meant_to_break_the_rul-a-16_1694616714846.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rafaela Pimenta said the midfielder &#8216;never meant to break the rules&#8217; as she broke her silence<\/p>\n<p>He endured a mixed time with United, leaving the club for free for a second time after departing for Italy as a teenager in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>But things haven&#8217;t gone to plan at Juve either, with the midfielder making just one start last season due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>He has enjoyed more game time this season, but will now be absent, seemingly for the foreseeable future, amid his ban.<\/p>\n<p>Pogba has previously admitted he considered retiring from football amid the alleged extortion plot against him and his family in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The French midfielder was threatened by a gang of masked, armed men in a Paris apartment who demanded millions from the star for &#8216;protection services.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12513987\/Juventus-TEAR-Paul-Pogbas-130k-week-contract-banned-failing-drugs-test-French-midfielders-team-insist-never-wanted-break-rules.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juventus &#8216;could TEAR UP Paul Pogba&#8217;s \u00a3130k-a-week contract&#8217; 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