Marseille president Pablo Longoria will not “close the door” on a possible move for free agent Paul Pogba.
Pogba is currently serving an 18-month doping ban, but can return to training in January 2025 and compete competitively from March next year.
He left Juventus by mutual consent in November after the verdict, despite his sentence being reduced from four years to a year and a half.
There would be a lot of interest in the 2018 World Cup winner, who last played in Juventus' Serie A match against Empoli in September 2023.
Pogba has never played in Ligue 1 and Longoria is not ruling out that possibility becoming a reality.
“I'm not closing the door because he's a world-class player,” Longoria said.
“We have to analyze since he is on the market and it is always good to take advantage of these opportunities and have great players in your team.
“There are no advanced discussions with him. We will hold an internal meeting to set all the objectives for the transfer window.
“He is a player I respect, but we have to analyze. No decision has been made on his case yet.”
Pogba's former teammate Adrien Rabiot himself left Juventus for Marseille and said last week it would be “a pleasure” to work with his old midfield partner again.
Corinthians and Manchester City have both also emerged as surprise destinations for Pogba, who has 91 caps to his name and scored in France's 2018 World Cup final against Croatia.
Pogba played just 10 games in the 2022/23 season, his first season at Juventus after leaving Manchester United, and made two more before being suspended at the start of last season.
He revealed in October that a move to France's top level could appeal, saying: “Why not? You don't know what tomorrow will bring. Why not play in Ligue 1? “
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