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Paul Pogba’s agent releases statement following ‘provisional ban’ for failing anti-doping test.
After the midfielder was ‘provisionally’ suspended for failing an anti-doping test, Rafaela Pimenta, Paul Pogba’s agent, released a statement.
The midfielder was found to have tested positive for testosterone, a banned substance, after Juventus‘ clash with Udinese in Serie A.
The former Manchester United star has been provisionally suspended by the Italian anti-doping agency and has three days to reply to the adverse test.
In response to the revelation, Pimenta has released a statement in which she maintains that her client “never wanted to break the rules.”
Per journalist Simon Stone, Pimenta said: “We are waiting for the counter analysis and until then we can’t say anything.
“The certain thing is that Paul Pogba never wanted to break the rules.”
The test happened after the club played Udinese, but he has since faced both Bologna and Empoli while the test results were analysed.
Since returning to Juventus from Manchester United in 2022, Pogba has only appeared on the field 12 times for the Serie A powerhouse.
He claims that he was the target of an alleged extortion attempt involving his brother and that throughout the ordeal, he considered retiring.