Paul Pogba has revealed that he turned down an offer to move to Russia while he was serving a doping ban. However, he is now focused on making a comeback in the Champions League.The French star, who won the World Cup, was handed a four-year ban after failing a drug test in September 2023. His suspension was later reduced to 18 months after an appeal, but he was still released by Italian club Juventus.

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Pogba will be allowed to return to football in March 2025 and has attracted interest from clubs worldwide. There have been rumors about possible moves to Saudi Arabia, Major League Soccer (MLS), and France’s Ligue 1. While he was banned from playing, a club from Russia also made an offer, but he decided to reject it.

snubbed that offer and has told French Twitch streamer AmineMaTue of his

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ambition: “There are proposals, then there are interesting things, and not so interesting things… Russia, all that, there have been proposals, but that's not the goal. We have other goals. A club that plays in the Champions League? Why not. If it comes, of course, why not. We always want to be in the best clubs. After that it doesn't depend on me, it depends on lots of other things.

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”Pogba has been linked with a possible move to Marseille, where he could team up again with his former Manchester United teammate, Mason Greenwood.Marseille is on track to qualify for the 2025-26 Champions League, which could interest Pogba, as he is used to competing at the highest level for big trophies.

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