Overview

• Pogba has verbally agreed to a two-year contract with Ligue 1 side AS Monaco after declining a lucrative offer from a Saudi Pro League club.
• His suspension for testing positive for the banned substance DHEA ended in March and he has vowed to return mentally and physically ready to competition.
• During his time away from the pitch he overhauled his support team to concentrate on fitness and personal resilience.
• He has reestablished contact with brother Mathias, who is serving a sentence under electronic monitoring following a €13 million extortion plot.
• Pogba contemplated retirement when an initial four-year ban was imposed before an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced it to 18 months.