Paul Pogba shows off his talents to prospective clubs as he marks the end of his 18-month drugs ban with a social media post announcing he's back

Paul Pogba has marked the end of his 18-month drugs ban with a social media post highlighting his existing talents to prospective clubs. 

The Frenchman has been without a team since mid-November when his Juventus contract was mutually terminated. Pogba was initially hit with a four-year ban in February last year after a drugs test found increased levels of testosterone in his system.

However, the World Cup winner was handed a lifeline in October when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reduced the sanction from four years to 18 months following an appeal.

The 31-year-old has been training in Miami with coaches, working on both his football and physical fitness. And he marked the end of his footballing exile with a social media post showing off his excellent condition. 

During his time away from the field, Pogba has been linked with the likes of Marseille, Manchester City, Corinthians and Manchester United. 

However, according to ESPN, he is unlikely to sign with any club before the end of the current season. 

Paul Pogba showed off snippets from one of his workout in Miami as his drugs ban comes to an end

The 31-year-old is reportedly unlikely to sign with a club before the end of the current season

The report goes onto claim that the midfielder has turned down offers from the Saudi Pro League and the Brazilian top flight in order to give himself the best chance to make the Les Blues squad for the 2026 World Cup.  

In January, Pogba fuelled speculation that he was set for a third stint at Old Trafford amid the side’s struggles with injuries and results this term. 

It would certainly mark one of the most shocking transfers in recent Premier League history given how he left on a free transfer in 2022, six years after joining for £89million from Juventus.

His first season, under Jose Mourinho, saw United win both the EFL Cup and the UEFA Europa League – but that would prove to be the only silverware he won there.

United also reached the Europa League final in 2020-21 but were beaten by Villarreal in a marathon penalty shoot-out in Gdansk.

In all, Pogba played 226 times during his second spell, scoring 39 goals and setting up a further 51.

But it can’t be denied his failure to live up to that enormous transfer fee apart from odd flashes of form contributed to United’s declining standards. The fact he won the 2018 World Cup with France but failed to replicate his international form at club level only frustrated United followers.

Pogba’s last competitive match came for Juventus in September 2023, while he last played 90 minutes in March 2022 when he still turned out for the Red Devils.