Paul Pogba is major World Cup doubt as France midfielder needs knee surgery

05-Sep-2022 20:21:29 | The Guardian

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Paul Pogba is a major doubt for the World Cup in Qatar as he requires surgery on a knee injury sustained in pre-season with Juventus.

The 29-year-old has yet to feature this campaign and the Juventus head coach, Massimiliano Allegri, revealed on Monday that the midfielder will now undergo an operation to fix the problem. “We will realistically get him back in January,” Allegri added on the eve of his side’s Champions League opener at Paris Saint-Germain.