Bacary Sagna reckons Paul Pogba would love the chance of a return to Manchester United – and new boss Ruben Amorim would be ‘willing’ to have him.
French World Cup winner Pogba was hit with a four-year doping ban after taking an illegal substance. But his suspension was reduced to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) earlier this year, after it was decided he took the substance unintentionally.
Pogba, 31, can resume training in January and will be eligible to play for a club again in March. The midfielder re-joined United in 2016 for a club record £90m and spent six seasons at Old Trafford, helping the English giants win two trophies.
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And former France and Arsenal star Sagna believes Pogba would relish going back to his former club to play under Portuguese coach Amorim. Sagna has spoken to Pogba, and the former Juventus superstar has made it clear he still loves United.
Sagna told Mega Dice: “It’s a different situation today at Manchester United to when Paul was previously there. United have a young coach, a coach that has been a player, a coach that understands the situation.
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“He will probably be willing to have a player like Paul at his training sessions. Amorim was a player himself, so I’m sure the coach will be open to seeing him getting back home because he loves United.
“I have talked many times with Paul. He loves United. The only problem was the situation when he came back.
“That was a spell where things didn’t go as well as they should have done, but Paul wasn’t the only player that struggled at United during the time he was there.”