"Controversial words from Paul Pogba about Jose Mourinho."

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Paul Pogba, who was initially banned from football for 4 years due to doping but had his sentence reduced to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on October 4, will return to the field on March 10, 2025. The 31-year-old French star broke his long silence.

"I NEED TO TALK TO MOURINHO"

Paul Pogba, who worked with Fenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho in 2016, said, "Our relationship was like that of a couple. We were constantly breaking up and getting back together. Everything started great, and one of the reasons I returned to Manchester was him. I talked to him, and he convinced me to come back. I don't exactly know how this relationship turned into a nightmare and a constant fight between us. I didn't fight. I didn't start the fight. Like every coach and player, we had our disagreements, but I have a lot of respect for him, and if I saw him tomorrow, I would give him a big hug. But one day we need to sit down and talk about this," he said.

"I KEPT ASKING MYSELF 'WHY ME?'"

The French star, who received a 4-year ban due to a positive test for taking dehydroepiandrosterone [DHEA] supplements, said, "I faced many problems outside of football and with injuries. I wanted to restart at Juventus, and then these events happened. At that time, I kept asking myself 'why me?'. I just wanted to play football, but suddenly I was overwhelmed with problems and couldn't see the end. I wasn't ready for something like this; it all came at once. In those moments, you feel shattered," he expressed.

"WHICH CLUB WOULD WANT ME?"

Pogba said, "I was thinking: 'What will I do?' If it's four years, you start calculating in your head. ... Not playing for four years, not training - which club would want me? Will I be fit, and things like that create a lot of images in your head. Looking back, when I see how my whole life has gone, not just doping, yes, I can definitely say I gained another 10 years, I gained more experience, I became wiser. And sometimes it made me realize that you need to be more careful about the decisions you make. What I definitely learned is that you always need to double-check because everything seems fine until something like this happens... Many players have their coaches, physiotherapists, and chefs, and such things can happen. So my advice to everyone is to make sure everything is documented," he continued.

"A PROFESSIONAL GAVE ME THESE SUPPLEMENTS"

Pogba insisted, along with his lawyers, that he did not take DHEA supplements for sporting purposes, and CAS agreed with him, reducing his sentence from 4 years to 18 months. Pogba stated, "Taking these supplements was not a mistake; they were prescribed by a professional. My mistake was not checking with a third party whether it was right or not; I take responsibility for that. But on the other hand, what do you do if a doctor tells you that you need to take two doses a day?" he explained.

"I WANT TO JOIN A NEW TEAM IN JANUARY"

Pogba, who wants to terminate his contract with Juventus, said, "I still have goals and dreams. My dream has always been to play for the national team, and that is still in the back of my mind. However, in my near future, I want to return to the field and prove that I am good enough. I am hungrier for success and love football more; I am ready to give my all. I am currently at Juventus, so we really don't know what is happening. All parties are talking, lawyers, etc. So I want to know what will happen next. But right now, my main focus is to get myself ready. I am continuing with training and everything. I want to be ready to join a team in January," he said.

"A NEW POGBA WILL EMERGE, AND I WILL REACH THE PEAK"

Evaluating his situation after the ban, Pogba said, "Absolutely. A new Pogba will emerge. I will reach the peak. This is definitely certain. And positively, as I said, with more hunger, with more determination. I feel like a child who wants to be professional again, who has never signed a professional contract. That anger inside me is what drives me. I will do everything to return to the level I was before and even better. Why not!" he said.

"I LOVE KENAN YILDIZ"

Paul Pogba expressed his feelings about Kenan Yıldız, who took his number 10 jersey, saying, "He deserves the number 10 jersey. He is currently one of the best young players in the world. When I first saw Kenan in training, I said, 'Oh my God, this kid needs to be a permanent part of the first team.' I love him; he is a special one," he stated.

"I SEE THE BAN AS A TEST"

The French star said, "When you get injured mentally, you probably get injured physically as well. So one of the important things was to clear all this and to have only positive energy around me, and of course, professionally, by doing the right thing - I am definitely not 18 anymore. So you have to take care of yourself, and I want to dedicate all this time I have and the next year to the thing I love the most and to being at the level I want to be. You realize the value of something the most when it is taken away from you. That’s why I see football completely differently now, and I will enjoy every moment I experience until the end of my career. Because I see the ban as a test, I tested what it would be like when you no longer play at the end of your career. So I just want to know the value of it, enjoy it, and make sure people enjoy it too," he concluded.