In the French newspaper Views, midfielder Paul Pogba talked about the times he changed colors from Man Utd to Juventus, and how he overcame the recent nightmare season due to injury.

“When I first left Manchester, I was young. And when you’re young, you want to prove something,” Pogba said. “I went to Juventus and it was a big challenge. But immediately I saw the love of the fans and the club. I really liked the way they worked and learned a lot. I returned to Manchester because I wasn’t done yet.” job there. I wanted to play for the first team and achieved my goal. We did not win the Premier League, but won many titles that the club had not won for a long time.”

Born in 1993, Pogba is considered a generational talent. When he was 16 years old, he joined the Man Utd academy from Le Havre and began to make a splash when he played both legs of the 2011 final against Sheffield United, helping Man Utd win the Youth Cup for the tenth time – a tournament organized by the English Football Association (FA). ) organized for players under 18 years old. The following season, Pogba debuted for the first team under legendary coach Sir Alex Ferguson, in a 3-0 win at Leeds United in the English League Cup.

However, due to not being able to compete for a position at Old Trafford, in the summer of 2012 Pogba left for Juventus on a free basis. In fact, the Italian team had to pay Man Utd nearly 2.5 million USD in training fees. During four years in Turin, Pogba improved dramatically, scoring 28 goals in 124 matches, helping Juventus win four Serie A championships, two Italian Cups, two Italian Super Cups and runner-up in the Champions League in 2015. At Euro 2016, Pogba Together with the French team, they went to the final home match, losing 0-1 to Portugal.

In 2016, Man Utd spent a record amount of 131 million USD to bring Pogba back to Old Trafford, breaking the record of 111 million USD that Real paid to Tottenham in 2013 to get Gareth Bale. Over the past six years, the French midfielder scored 39 and assisted 51 goals, helping Man Utd win the English Super Cup, League Cup and Europa League in the 2016-2017 season, under Jose Mourinho.

But in the final stages, his relationship with the team was tense. In the summer of 2022, Pogba left Man Utd to return to Juventus on a free basis. He only receives 8.5 million USD in salary per season at Juventus, less than half when playing at Old Trafford.

Pogba said he did not receive the same support from Man Utd fans as he did at Juventus, and returned to Turin to rediscover his love for football. “Why did I return to Juventus? Because it is the club that helps me push myself,” the 30-year-old midfielder expressed. “And I received love from the fans and the club, which I didn’t receive in Manchester. I was quite surprised when I returned to England, right after the transfer, I was labeled negatively. It was quite sad. “.

However, Pogba affirmed that he loves both Man Utd and Juventus, as these are the two clubs that helped him grow up. “Maybe I went to other clubs, but my heart chose Man Utd and Juventus. And usually I follow what my heart tells me,” he said.

Returning to Juventus with many expectations, Pogba actually experienced the worst season since the beginning of his career. He injured his right knee meniscus in pre-season, had to have surgery, missed the 2022 World Cup and only returned in February 2023. After appearing on the field a few times as a substitute, the French midfielder injured his muscle during a training session and sat out for a month. By May, Pogba ended his season early due to a hamstring problem. In total, he only had one assist through 10 matches in all competitions, with 161 minutes on the field