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Paul Pogba is returning to Juventus after six largely dissatisfying seasons with Manchester United, opting for a second spell with another of his former clubs in the hope that going back to Turin does not mirror his Old Trafford misery. Now 29, the France international is at a crossroads in his career with enough time left to deliver on the immense talent everybody knows he possesses when he feels like unleashing it, but equally close enough to 30 to no longer deal in potential.
Pogba is going back to Serie A knowing that he has no option but to succeed with only one UEFA Europa League and an EFL Cup title with the Red Devils following the four consecutive Scudetto triumphs as well as two Coppa Italia and Supercoppa crowns apiece he won with Juve. To date, there is no doubt that the 2018 FIFA World Cup success with Les Bleus has been his greatest career triumph but even that has faded into the rearview mirror when assessing his career — especially given that the 2022 event is coming up later this year.
There is a make or break feel to Pogba returning to Juventus Stadium and his decision to go back to Italy comes after Paris Saint-Germain cooled their reported interest in the midfielder as part of sweeping summer changes at Parc des Princes. Might his homeland have reinvigorated him? We will never know. While various figures throughout his career have pointed out how much happier he is with his compatriots than at club including his late, great agent Mino Raiola, Paris could have seen Pogba slip deeper into his comfort zone.
That is what makes Juve such an interesting destination. It is removed enough from the Parisian suburbs to not be considered home, but it is familiar enough to be considered something of a safe refuge at a fragile moment. This perhaps explains why Pogba’s professional senior career has been one of recurring themes so far with two separate spells in Manchester and now a…
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