MILAN: Coach Massimiliano Allegri said on Friday that Paul Pogba will probably not play for Juventus before the upcoming World Cup.
The French star has not played for Juventus since returning to the Serie A outfit this summer due to a knee injury and his side has just five more appearances from now until the tournament in Qatar. .
Juve’s final game of 2022 will be against Lazio in Turin on 13 November, but Allegri is not convinced he will feature before Le Bleuse begins his world title defense.
“(Federico) Chiesa and Pogba are not in the team. They will not be selected on Wednesday (against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League) and they will not be 99 per cent out of action at Inter Milan,” Allegri told reporters. told to
“It is very unlikely that they will come back, but very unlikely that they will be available in Verona and Lazio. But it is very unlikely.”
The 29-year-old midfielder’s return date has not been disclosed for the first World Cup game against Australia on 22 November.
France coach Didier Deschamps is set to name his team for the tournament in Qatar on November 9th.
