POGBA: The French midfielder also out of action for the friendly match against Real Madrid

ORLANDO - Paul Pogba has never lost his smile even in the United States . " Oh sure - the gossips could so malign - he is the highest paid player in the squad and practically hasn't played for over a year, excluding a few appearances here and there ", but everything cannot always be reduced to a question of money. And even if it were, it is equally true that the Octopus , who earns around 8 million net per season, makes the Juventus club earn a lot even just with his presence.

Otherwise he would have remained in Turin for treatment , where he could have carried out his recovery process without problems, avoiding intercontinental flights. However, whether he likes it or not, whether he is more or less liked by public opinion, Pogba remains the most sought after by sponsors, big brands, VIPs, influencers and social media: his dribble with some characters filmed by a mobile phone camera and launched into the airwaves on any platform, it's bound to make a bang, as young people say. And never mind if he doesn't play and you don't know when he'll come back to play: even just having him there, available for a selfie or an advertisement, is too important for the brand .

Juve, Allegri's words on Pogba

Massimiliano Allegri hasn't lacked patience up to now either , who even in the United States has had to do without the Octopus in a midfield already without Rabiot and Fagioli (in the recovery phase and ready for the first championship), a department in which he had to fish out Wes McKennie , who was also brought to the USA as a testimonial of American football, but also for numerical reasons. Max on Pogba's physical conditions and recovery times now has the answer ready: the one given in Orlando is completely similar to the one in Santa Clara , in the first days of training camp. " At the moment I don't know when Pogba will be able to return. So far he has only had one training session with the team: not even all of it, but some of it. Let's hope that from 7 August he will be able to raise the pace, but it will be very difficult to have him available for the first championship match. We are all counting on being able to find him as soon as possible ».