JAKARTA Paul Pogba is in danger of failing to defend the French national team at the Qatar 2022 World Cup later this year after deciding to undergo knee surgery.
The 29-year-old midfielder has not played this season after suffering from a pre-season injury last July. He has actually returned to training with Juventus after undergoing therapy.
"This morning [Paul] Pogba trained for the second time, but then stopped, and was later decided to undergo surgery," said coach Juventus Massimiliano Allegri, confiscated by BBC Sport, Tuesday.
Pogba rejoined Juventus this summer after his contract at Manchester United expires.
Unfortunately, his move to Turin was immediately followed by an injury to the knee ligament. At first he refused surgery in order to appear in the World Cup at the end of this year.
In its development, the injury has not improved. For this reason, he must revise his decision and will undergo a selective external menicektomi arroscopic operation.
"We will realistically get it back in January. The World Cup is not my problem, Juventus' problem is that he returned in January," Allegri said.
Pogba's absence from the end of this year's World Cup will certainly be a blow to the French national team. The reason is, the players were an important part when they won the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
The French national team will have their first group stage match against Australia on November 22. After that, they fought Denmark and followed the last match against Tunisia.
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