MONACO -- Had Paul Pogba taken a different path, he might have been part of the Manchester City squad facing AS Monaco in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. Instead, he's waiting for a chance to restart his career with the Ligue 1 side more than two years after playing his last competitive game.

City were interested in signing Pogba in 2022 when he left Manchester United on a free transfer. Pep Guardiola was keen and Pogba was open to it, but the move never materialized.

A lot has happened since.

He eventually returned to Juventus after leaving Old Trafford, suffered a series of injuries that ruined his first season back in Turin and then failed a drugs test in September 2023. In March 2024, he was handed a four-year suspension . It was reduced to 18 months afte

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