Paul Pogba’s situation on his injury issues ahead of the 2022 World Cup has been confirmed, MySportDab reports.
His agent has now officially confirmed today that Pogba would miss the 2022 World Cup in Qatar due to his new injury problem.
According to L’Équipe, The former Manchester United midfielder will miss the next three weeks of football with a thigh issue.
Pogba’s agent, Rafaela Pimenta, today make it known that the new problem would keep him out of the tournament and this a major issue for France.
‘Paul would like to play as soon as possible but he must wait in these difficult times and give the best to be back on the field for the fans and the team,’ Pimenta told Telefoot.
France Coach Didier Deschamps already said he will only choose players that are fit to play their opening World Cup match against Australia.
Pogba’s new issue has completely ruled him out of making the squad.
According to reports, the Juventus star sustained a new injury while undergoing rehabilitation on an existing knee problem.
He had been ruled out for over six weeks after undergoing surgery in September.
The surgeon who performed Pogba’s operation revealed that he wanted a ‘necessary’ recovery time of eight weeks before he returned to first-team training.
There were hopes that he would recover in time for the start of the tournament next month.
France have many options to cover Pogba, such as Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga, but they lack the experience a player like Paul would have on the team.