Despite facing a challenging season in 2022-23, Paul Pogba may still have a future at Juventus as the club considers him "fundamental" to their plans.

The French World Cup-winning midfielder returned to Juventus for a second stint in 2022, joining the Bianconeri as a free agent after his contract with Manchester United expired.

However, Pogba's reunion with the Italian club turned into a nightmare when he suffered a pre-season injury that ultimately required surgery.

Due to the injury, Pogba's playing time was severely limited, and he only managed to make 10 appearances throughout the disrupted campaign. As a result, there have been rumors of Juventus considering selling him, with links to teams in Saudi Arabia being mentioned.

Nevertheless, despite the challenges, Juventus still values Pogba's contributions and considers him a key part of their future plans. They recognize his importance to the team and are not ruling out his continued involvement at the club.

Juve’s sporting director, Cristiano Giuntoli, has now addressed that speculation, telling reporters at his first press conference in a new job when asked for an update on Pogba: “His situation is clear, the guy is returning from a difficult season and we are waiting for him. He is fundamental for us, he has experience and quality and we rely on him to mentor the many lads we have.”

USMNT star Weston McKennie is another of those to have seen an imminent transfer speculated on, but no deal has been done and Giuntoli added on the American midfielder: “We’ve never said McKennie is out of the project, right now there are players on the market. We are in talks with a couple of clubs for [Denis] Zakaria, same as Arthur and Leonardo but we haven’t found anything that suits him [Bonucci] yet.”

A costly points deduction meant that Juve could only muster a seventh-place finish in 2022-23, with the lack of Champions League football on their schedule also set to make life difficult when it comes to retaining the services of top talent and bringing more on board.